tremolo

See also: trémolo and tremolò

English

tremolo notation

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tremolo, first-person present indicative of tremolare (“to shake, to tremble”). Origin: 1715-25.

Noun

tremolo (countable and uncountable, plural tremolos)

  1. (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).
  2. (music) A variation in the volume of a note or a chord, evoking a tremor or quiver.
  3. (music) The device in an organ that produces a tremolo effect.

Derived terms

  • tremolist

Translations

See also

Catalan

Verb

tremolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of tremolar

Esperanto

Noun

tremolo (accusative singular tremolon, plural tremoloj, accusative plural tremolojn)

  1. aspen (Populus tremula)

Ido

Noun

tremolo (plural tremoli)

  1. tremolo

Italian

Verb

tremolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tremolare

Portuguese

Noun

tremolo m (plural tremolos)

  1. (music) tremolo (rapid repetition of the same note)

Spanish

Verb

tremolo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of tremolar.
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