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tremolo

[ trem-uh-loh ]

noun

Music.
plural tremolos.
  1. a tremulous or vibrating effect produced on certain instruments and in the human voice, as to express emotion.
  2. a mechanical device in an organ by which such an effect is produced.


tremolo

/ ˈٰɛəˌəʊ /

noun

    1. (in playing the violin, cello, etc) the rapid repetition of a single note produced by a quick back-and-forth movement of the bow
    2. the rapid reiteration of two notes usually a third or greater interval apart ( fingered tremolo ) Compare trill 1
  1. (in singing) a fluctuation in pitch Compare vibrato
  2. a vocal ornament of late renaissance music consisting of the increasingly rapid reiteration of a single note
  3. another word for tremulant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tremolo1

1715–25; < Italian: trembling < Latin tremulus tremulous
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tremolo1

C19: from Italian: quavering, from Medieval Latin ٰ𳾳ܱ to tremble
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Ditto the indictment of universal war culture “In Any Tongue,” the song’s animated accompaniment heartbreaking, Gilmour’s tasteful use of his tremolo bar giving the song an aura both haunted and haunting.

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“Pisachi” alternates between hushed, singing harmonics and piquant rhythms painted in impassioned tremolos and spiky pizzicatos.

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You can almost hear the tremolo of injured innocence in his voice.

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Notice the chords in her right hand that begin and end with little tremolos, perfectly calibrated to make the decaying piano tones do something they should not — shake, flutter, growl.

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Its dusty pizzicato tremolo had the predawn rustle of someone waking up and shuffling to the kitchen to prepare the morning’s brew before the household had awakened.

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