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UK
/tɹɛmˈɒləʊ/
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NOUN
- vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one
- (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
How To Use tremolo In A Sentence
- A moment later they began to play the ethereal string tremolo that introduces "The Blue Danube," and as that first familiar phrase rose on the French horn, people rose to their feet in stricken silence. The Birth of Johann Strauss Jr.'s The Blue Danube
- This Tremolo offshoot's good-time electronica sounds like a Nintendo system haunted by fairies and satyrs.
- He strummed a few chords and pushed down on the tremolo arm. DESPERADOES
- In the second section the flute ignites sparks of tone through rapid tonguing, tremolos, staccatos and trills as the tape sounds ebb and flow, gradually evolving from one harmony to the next.
- Weiss played the edge of his desk one-handed, a tremolo finished with a rapped flourish. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
- Bridge types can be separated into two types; tremolo systems (floating and fulcrum) and non-tremolo or fixed (sometimes called hardtail). MyLinkVault Newest Links
- Too many mandolinists, he believes, can't play a tremolo that's in time with the music.
- This vibration in the voice should not be confounded with a tremolo, which is, of course, very undesirable. Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers
- I like the feel and setup of the gold-plated Floyd Rose licensed tremolo, which pivots on two vertical height adjusters.
- It's a virtuoso performance full of muted notes, plucked resonance, bristling clusters, elliptical melodies, rolled chords and tremolos.
