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tremolo


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tremolo  \Tre"mo*lo\,  n.  [It.  Cf  {Tremulous}.]  (Mus.) 
  a  The  rapid  reiteration  of  tones  without  any  apparent 
  cessation,  so  as  to  produce  a  tremulous  effect. 
  b  A  certain  contrivance  in  an  organ,  which  causes  the  notes 
  to  sound  with  rapid  pulses  or  beats,  producing  a 
  tremulous  effect;  --  called  also  {tremolant},  and 
  {tremulant}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tremolo 
  n  1:  (music)  a  tremulous  effect  produced  by  rapid  repetition  of  a 
  single  tone  or  rapid  alternation  of  two  tones 
  2:  vocal  vibrato  especially  an  excessive  or  poorly  controlled 
  one 




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