tremolo

Plural: tremolos

Noun

• A vibrating effect in music, produced by rapid repetition.
• (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
• vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one
• 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).
• A variation in the volume of a note or a chord, evoking a tremor or quiver.
• The device in an organ that produces a tremolo effect.

Examples

• The opponent’s quick, aggressive plays created a TREMOLO of anxiety in the game.