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vibrato

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vibrato Music
1. 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 [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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