Italian 'vibrato' (vibrated), from Latin 'vibrare' (to shake) — the rapid pitch oscillation that warms a note.
A rapid, slight variation in the pitch of a musical note, producing a richer, warmer, and more expressive tone.
From Italian 'vibrato' (vibrated), the past participle of 'vibrare' (to vibrate, to shake, to tremble), from Latin 'vibrāre' (to shake, to brandish, to move rapidly to and fro). The Latin verb originally described the rapid back-and-forth motion of a weapon being brandished, and by extension any rapid oscillation. The same root produced English 'vibrate,' 'vibration,' 'viper' (possibly from Latin 'vīpera,' the 'quivering' snake), and 'revive' (to shake back to life, though this connection is debated). Key roots: vibrāre (Latin: "to shake, to brandish, to oscillate").
Vibrato is one of the most debated techniques in musical performance. On stringed instruments, it is produced by oscillating the finger that stops the string, varying the pitch rapidly. In singing, it results from the natural oscillation of the vocal cords when the voice is freely produced. The debate is whether vibrato is a natural component of a well-produced tone (as most modern performers
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