vibrato

vi·bra·to

V0083900 (və-brä′tō, vī-)n. pl. vi·bra·tos A tremulous or pulsating effect produced in an instrumental or vocal tone by minute and rapid variations in pitch.

[Italian, from Late Latin vibrātus, a quivering, from Latin, past participle of vibrāre, to vibrate; see vibrate.]

vibrato

(vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ) n, pl -tos1. (Music, other) a slight, rapid, and regular fluctuation in the pitch of a note produced on a stringed instrument by a shaking movement of the hand stopping the strings2. (Music, other) an oscillatory effect produced in singing by fluctuation in breath pressure or pitch[C19: from Italian, from Latin vibrāre to vibrate]

vi•bra•to

(vɪˈbrɑ toʊ, vaɪ-)

n., pl. -tos. a pulsating effect produced in vocal or instrumental music by rapid but slight alternations in pitch. [1860–65; < Italian < Latin vibrātus (past participle); see vibrate]

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Noun

vibrato - (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitchmusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannersound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"tremolo - vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one

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Music1. a slight, rapid, and regular fluctuation in the pitch of a note produced on a stringed instrument by a shaking movement of the hand stopping the strings 2. an oscillatory effect produced in singing by fluctuation in breath pressure or pitch

Vibrato

(1) A method of playing stringed musical instruments (those with necks); an even, regular vibration of the finger of the left hand on the string it is stopping. By periodically changing the pitch of the notes within small ranges, vibrato gives notes a special coloration and singing quality and increases their dynamic quality and emotional expressiveness. The use of vibrato dates back to the 16th and 17th centuries, to the performing art of lutanists and players of the viola da gamba; now it is used primarily with instruments of the violin family. Initially a unique kind of ornamentation in romantic music, vibrato has become an important way of achieving expressiveness.

(2) A method of playing certain wind instruments; a light opening and shutting of the valves and a change in the degree of intensity of the exhaled breath, causing a vibrating sound.

(3) A natural characteristic of a singer’s voice, which to a large degree determines its qualities of timbre, warmth, and expressiveness.

I. M. IAMPOL’SKII

vibrato

[vi′bräd·ō] (acoustics) A musical embellishment that depends primarily on periodic variations of frequency which are often accompanied by variations in amplitude and waveform.

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noun (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch

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