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tremolo
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tremolo has 2 senses
- tremolo(n = noun.state) Array - (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones; Array is a kind of palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration
- tremolo(n = noun.event) Array - vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one; Array is a kind of vibrato
CIDE DICTIONARY
tremolo, n. [It. Cf. Tremulous.].
The rapid reiteration of tones without any apparent cessation, so as to produce a tremulous effect. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tremolo, n. Mus.
1 a tremulous effect in playing stringed and keyboard instruments or singing, esp. by rapid reiteration of a note; in other instruments, by rapid alternation between two notes (cf. VIBRATO).
2 a device in an organ producing a tremulous effect.
1 a tremulous effect in playing stringed and keyboard instruments or singing, esp. by rapid reiteration of a note; in other instruments, by rapid alternation between two notes (cf. VIBRATO).
2 a device in an organ producing a tremulous effect.
Etymology
It. (as TREMULOUS)
THESAURUS
tremolo
Bebung, English horn, bassoon, block flute, bombard, bourdon, cello, claribel, clarinet, clarion, concert flute, cornet, cornopean, cromorna, cymbel, diapason, dulciana, falter, flute stop, flutter, foundation stop, fourniture, gamba, gedeckt, gemshorn, harmonic flute, hybrid stop, koppel flute, larigot, melodia, mixture, mutation stop, nazard, oboe, octave, organ stop, piccolo, plein jeu, posaune, principal, quaver, quint, quintaten, quiver, rank, ranket, reed stop, register, rohr flute, sesquialtera, shake, shawm, spitz flute, stop, stopped diapason, stopped flute, string diapason, string stop, tierce, tremble, tremolando, tremolant, tremor, trill, trillet, trilleto, trillo, trombone, trumpet, twelfth, unda maris, vibrato, viola, voix celeste, vox angelica, vox humana
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