tremolo
Definition of the Italian term tremolo in music:
- tremolo (rapid repetition of a note, rapid alternation between two notes, or rapid variation in volume)
- tremulant (device on an organ that alters the intensity of the wind supply to create a tremolo effect)
Language
Italian
Abbreviation
trem.
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include tremolo:
- non tremolo – non tremolo
- tremolo ondulé – obsolete type of tremolo (produced by an undulatin...
- tremolo rapido – fast tremolo
- tremolo vibrato – obsolete type of tremolo (produced by an undulatin...
Musical examples
Music scores that include tremolo:
- Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (1874‑88) Page 1
- Arnold Schoenberg: Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene (1929‑1930) Page 3
- Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Page 9
- Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (1910‑1913) Page 5
- Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) Page 1
- Richard Wagner: Tristan and Isolde (1857‑1859) Page 13
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to tremolo: