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Webster 1913 Edition

Tremolo

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Tre′mo-lo

,
Noun.
[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
.

Definition 2025

tremolo

tremolo

See also: trémolo and tremolò

English

tremolo notation

Noun

tremolo ‎(plural tremolos)

  1. (music) A rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes. It can also be intended to mean a rapid and repetitive variation in pitch for the duration of a note. It is notated by a strong diagonal bar across the note stem, or a detached bar for a set of notes (or stemless notes).

Derived terms

  • tremolist

Translations

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Catalan

Verb

tremolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of tremolar

Ido

Noun

tremolo (plural tremoli)

  1. tremolo

Italian

Verb

tremolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tremolare

Portuguese

Noun

tremolo m (plural tremolos)

  1. (music) tremolo (rapid repetition of the same note)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tremolo, first-person present indicative of tremolare ‎(“to shake, to tremble”). Origin: 1715-25.

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