Sentence examples for tonal instruments from inspiring English sources

On one hand, most tonal instruments and vocals fall into this frequency band while much percussive noise produced by base drums, cymbals, and snare drums are filtered out accordingly, and the chroma calculation is greatly facilitated.

Based on his research of the Crash Bandicoot series' "very recognizable" sound palette, Masten incorporated numerous percussive tonal instruments into the score of Crash Nitro Kart.

On the other hand, tonal percussion instruments have assumed increasing importance.

In case you don't know, a gamelan is a sort of musical setup in Indonesia that is essentially a bunch of tonal percussive instruments.

Trumpeters and saxophonists may be prominent in jazz for some of the same reasons that sopranos and tenors are prominent in opera -- not because they're all outsize personalities, but because their instruments' tonal capacities command the attention of the human ear more forcefully than other horns.

It proved superb with the tonal qualities of instruments, and added a dash of sweetness to higher frequencies also.

His motets and masses exploit the tonal variety possible when instruments are added to a choir.

By the fine workmanship and tonal proportions of their instruments, they contributed much to the popularity of the lute and paved the way for its extensive and noble literature of solo music (fantasias, dance movements, chanson arrangements), song accompaniments, and consort music by such composers as Luis Milán and John Dowland.

However, the distinction between source and destination models is arguable; for example, many musical instruments create tonal components and biological evolution presumably leads to a tight connection between destination and source characteristics.

No correlation was found between age, value, and the instrument's tonal quality or expressiveness.

Reviewing the recital in The New York Times, Ross Parmenter praised Mr. Puyana's "technical skill" and "wealth of poetic insights," adding, "He exploited the tonal possibilities of the instrument — from tiny bell-like sounds to deep, buzzing vibrations — without ever seeming to play merely for the unusual effects".