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Tremolo

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Noun

1. tremolo

(music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones

2. tremolo

vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tremolo

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noun plural -los music
1. 
a. 
(in playing the violin, cello, etc) the rapid repetition of a single note produced by a quick back-and-forth movement of the bow
b. 
the rapid reiteration of two notes usually a third or greater interval apart (fingered tremolo)
Compare trill1 (sense 1)
2. 
(in singing) a fluctuation in pitch
Compare vibrato
3. 
a vocal ornament of late renaissance music consisting of the increasingly rapid reiteration of a single note
4.  another word for tremulant

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Tremolo

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nounWord forms: plural ˈtremoˌlos Music
1. 
a tremulous effect produced by the rapid reiteration of the same tone, as by the rapid up-and-down movement of the bow or plectrum: in singing, sometimes, vibrato
2. 
a device, as in an organ, for producing such a tone

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tremolo

see synonyms of tremolo
n. pl. trem·o·los
1. A tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or by rapid alternation of two tones.
2. A device on an organ for producing a tremulous effect.
3. Vibrato, especially in singing.

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