The Timbre and Orchestration Resource (TOR) is an open-access web platform supporting the analysis, creation and teaching of timbre and orchestration.

  • Research Resources

    Tools for analyzing timbre and orchestration, research-creation outputs from the ACTOR Partnership’s flagship projects, and topic-themed bibliographies

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  • Publications

    Articles, interviews, interactive research outputs, videos, and essay series, including “Amazing Moments in Timbre” and “Timbre Lingo”

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  • Teaching and Learning

    Educational modules to learn about timbre and orchestration, and resources for teaching timbre and orchestration in the university classroom

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The Timbre and Orchestration Resource serves as the public face for research at the Analysis, Creation, and Teaching of Orchestration (ACTOR) Project.

This Partnership links North American and European orchestration-based practice and pedagogy, stimulates the development of new creativity-enhancing digital tools for learning, creating, and studying timbre and orchestration.