TREMOLO

tremolo

(noun) vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one

tremolo

(noun) (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

tremolo (countable and uncountable, plural tremolos)

(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).

(music) A variation in the volume of a note or a chord, evoking a tremor or quiver.

(music) The device in an organ that produces a tremolo effect.

Anagrams

• roomlet

Source: Wiktionary

Tre"mo*lo, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition