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vibrato
[ vi-brah-toh, vahy- ]
noun
- a pulsating effect, produced in singing by the rapid reiteration of emphasis on a tone, and on bowed instruments by a rapid change of pitch corresponding to the vocal tremolo.
vibrato
/ ±¹ÉªËˆ²ú°ùɑ˳Ùəʊ /
noun
- a slight, rapid, and regular fluctuation in the pitch of a note produced on a stringed instrument by a shaking movement of the hand stopping the strings
- an oscillatory effect produced in singing by fluctuation in breath pressure or pitch
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vibrato1
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Example Sentences
And while it does not have the electronic vibrato of an auto-tuned microphone, it does sing.
The lord of vibrato’s melismatic flourishes flickered like comet trails across an anthemic “Jeremy,†one of the darkest hits in modern rock history, which blew up in a joyful supernova on Thursday.
The pair cherrypicked from the two models, and made alterations to things like vibrato speed, or slowing and relaxing phrases.
Mr. Eddy, who was self-taught, devised his rhythmic melodicism by playing the lead lines on his recordings on his guitar’s bass strings and by liberally using the vibrato bar.
It’s apparent in her music, which fuses the sounds of jazz and classical giants past with romantic storytelling, punctuated by a deep vibrato and modern-day references.
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