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tremolo

[ trem-uh-loh ]

noun

, Music.
, plural trem·o·los.
  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

/ ˈtrɛməˌləʊ /

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of tremolo1

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

Origin of tremolo1

C19: from Italian: quavering, from Medieval Latin tremulāre to tremble
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Example Sentences

A pulse throbbed in her throat and made her voice sound all tremolo like a beginner's in singing.

Attempting to correct a tremolo by "holding the throat steady" causes the throat to tremble all the more.

A simple experiment illustrates the nature of the muscular action from which the tremolo results.

A distinct fault of production, the tremolo, is directly due to throat stiffness.

It is highly probable that the tremolo is caused by a trembling of the vocal organs, due to muscular stiffness.

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