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vibrato definition

vi·brato (vi brät′ō, vē-)

noun pl. vibratos -·tos

Music a pulsating effect, less extreme than a tremolo, produced by rapid alternation of a given tone with a barely perceptible variation in pitch, as by the slight oscillation of the finger on a violin string or by a slight wavering of the tone in singing

Etymology: It, pp. of vibrare < L: see vibrate

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vibrato Synonyms

vibrato

n.

quaver, quiver, tremolo; see vibration.


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vibrato Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: I use three keys so as to play in the middle, upper and lower range, using no vibrato and then some vibrato.

Preposition: in

  • voice: The Processor also includes an LFO with delay for adding or enhancing the vibrato in a voice.

Adjective modifier

  • wide: She's got a really strong, wide vibrato on her falsetto voice, which can jump to some crazy places.

Modifies a noun

  • arm: And then I really got used to it, plus the vibrato arm on it is very nice.

Noun used with modifier

  • finger: GS: Do you find that trems tend to make you use less left-hand finger vibrato?
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