tremolo
[ trem-uh-loh ]
/ ˈtrɛm əˌloʊ /
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noun, plural trem·o·los.Music.
a tremulous or vibrating effect produced on certain instruments and in the human voice, as to express emotion.
a mechanical device in an organ by which such an effect is produced.
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1715–25; <Italian: trembling <Latin tremulustremulous
Words nearby tremolo
tremendously, trémie, tremissis, tremolant, tremolite, tremolo, tremolo arm, tremor, tremulant, tremulous, trenail
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British Dictionary definitions for tremolo
tremolo
/ (ˈtrɛməˌləʊ) /
noun plural -los music
- (in playing the violin, cello, etc) the rapid repetition of a single note produced by a quick back-and-forth movement of the bow
- the rapid reiteration of two notes usually a third or greater interval apart (fingered tremolo)Compare trill 1 (def. 1)
(in singing) a fluctuation in pitchCompare vibrato
a vocal ornament of late renaissance music consisting of the increasingly rapid reiteration of a single note
another word for tremulant
Word Origin for tremolo
C19: from Italian: quavering, from Medieval Latin tremulāre to tremble
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