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vibrato — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • quaver noun A trembling shake.
  • vibrato noun (music) A slight, rapid wavering in pitch used to add expression to a sung or played note.

Senses

vibrato is used for these senses in English:

  • quaver A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
  • vibrato (music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.

quaver — full definition

  1. noun A trembling shake.
  2. noun A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
  3. noun an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.

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