Introduction : The meaning of timbre
I. Fundamental. Body and emotion in the sonic act ; Conceptualizing timbre : From material to metaphor
II. Spectrum. The most powerful human sound ever created : Theorizing the saxophonic scream in free jazz ; Sound and embodiment in the Japanese shakuhachi ; Vector of brutality : Madness, violence, and contagion in heavy metal reception
III. Resonance. The aural face.
