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vi·bra·to

(və-brä′tō, vī-)

n. pl. vi·bra·tos

A tremulous or pulsating effect produced in an instrumental or vocal tone by minute and rapid variations in pitch.

[Italian, from Late Latin vibrātus, a quivering, from Latin, past participle of vibrāre, to vibrate; see vibrate.]

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vibrato

(vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ)

n, pl -tos

1. (Music, other) 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. (Music, other) an oscillatory effect produced in singing by fluctuation in breath pressure or pitch

[C19: from Italian, from Latin vibrāre to vibrate]

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vi•bra•to

(vɪˈbrɑ toʊ, vaɪ-)

n., pl. -tos.

a pulsating effect produced in vocal or instrumental music by rapid but slight alternations in pitch.

[1860–65; < Italian < Latin vibrātus (past participle); see vibrate]

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vibrato - (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"

tremolo - vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one

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Vibrato

βιμπράτο

vibrato

[vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ] N → vibrato m

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vibrato

[vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ] n → vibrato m

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vibrato

n → Vibrato nt

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In addition to these vibratos, there are numerous hybrids that have been created by combining them.

By combining the lip and tongue vibratos on [ju] [ju] [ju], [jo] [jo] [jo], etc., one achieves an interesting effect similar to that used by female singers in North Africa.

Vocal vibrato: new directions

(You might peruse an article by in-Fisherman Field Editor Gord Pyzer in the 2014 Walleye Guide for more details on that tactic.) During early spring and late fall I also love 1/2- to 1-ounce Sebile Vibratos. One magical day unfolded on our last day on open water last November, pounding heavyweight Vibratos into hard sand bottom in about 26 feet of water.

Principal casting lures include the 7/8-ounce W9 Rapala Jigging Rap, the 3/4-ounce Sebile Vibrato, and 11/16-ounce River2Sea Glassie Vibe.

Dropping the BOMB

Vibratos from your instrument disoriented listeners, seeming both near and distant, like something inner deemed to arise from outside the psyche.

For a Glass Harp Player

Kirkpatrick's article, "Teaching Methods for Correcting Problematic Vibratos: Using Sustained Dynamic Exercises to Discover and Foster Healthy Vibrato," presents a number of ideas that need further clarification.

(25.) Adam Kirkpatrick, "Teaching Methods for Correcting Problematic Vibratos: Using Sustained Dynamic Exercises to Discover and Foster Healthy Vibrato," Journal of Singing 64, no.

Shaken, not stirred: practical ideas for addressing vibrato and nonvibrato singing in the studio and the choral rehearsal

VIBRATO IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN BEAUTIFUL SINGING.

The vibrato is particularly elusive to many beginning singers because, unlike other components of singing, it is not a common phenomenon in everyday speech.

Teaching methods for correcting problematic vibratos: using sustained dynamic exercises to discover and foster healthy vibrato

Seashore along with several graduate students conducted experiments on the vibrato. Using new instruments that he developed in his laboratory, he could describe the characteristics of the vibrato in the human voice and in musical instruments.

Then, as now, the vibrato was a topic of great interest to musicians, and he took to the task of defining, measuring, and understanding it.

Vibrato by the Seashore

WHEN A SINGER IS AFFLICTED with a too fast or too slow vibrato ate, does physiological hard wiring condemn him to that ndition for life, or can he change it over time?