What Does Subtone Mean?

Subtone is an advanced technique of tone generation on woodwind instruments, particularly the saxophone and clarinet. It is often described as a soft, breathy timbre that is usually produced in the lowest range of the instrument with low volume.

What is the meaning of Subtone?

: relating to or constituting clarinet playing especially of popular music in which the tones are played very softly and usually in the lower register with little wind pressure from the player.

What does undertone mean in English?

1 : a low or subdued utterance or accompanying sound. 2 : a quality (as of emotion) underlying the surface of an utterance or action. 3 : a subdued color specifically : a color seen through and modifying another color.