This 视觉 and 触觉 比喻 has frequently been used in 描述 音乐

In its most 一般 音乐 感觉 the 术语 is frequently used in a highly inconsistent fashion It is 各种各样 used to 描述 vocal and instrumental resources employed synonymous with 音色 and sonority vertical 密度 and 结构 of voices and parts 间隔（音程） spacing within 和弦 and the 本质（自然） of monophonic homophonic heterophonic 复调 and 耳
contrapuntal 音乐 constructions

In 电子声学 音乐 质地（纹理、织体） is a highly useful 术语 in 描述 the character of 声音 and 各种各样 结构 电平/级别 of sequences of 声音 in 术语 of their 整体 行为 and 内在 细节 and patternings

Denis Smalley uses the 术语 in a pairing in conjunction with 姿态 as a 结构 原则 of 电子声学 音乐 that is 基（础） to his spectromorphological 理论