tremolo
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See also tremolò
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[edit] Etymology
Borrowed from Italian tremolo, first-person present indicative of tremolare (“to shake”). Origin: 1715-25.
[edit] Noun
tremolo (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).
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[edit] Verb
tremolo
- First-person singular present indicative form of tremolar.
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
tremolo
- first-person singular present indicative of tremolare
