vibrato
Definition of the Italian term vibrato in music:
- vibrato (regular pulsating change of pitch)
Language
Italian
Singular
vibrato
Plural
vibrati
Abbreviation
vib.
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include vibrato:
- espressivo e vibrato – expressive and vibrato
- ma vibrato – but vibrating
- non vibrato – not vibrato
- senza vibrato – without vibrato
- tremolo vibrato – obsolete type of tremolo (produced by an undulatin...
- vibrato dolce – gentle vibrato (regular pulsating change of pitch)
- vibrato lento – slow vibrato (regular pulsating change of pitch)
- vibrato linguale – flutter-tonguing (tremolo tongue technique used in...
Musical examples
Music scores that include vibrato:
- Franco Alfano: Suite romantica (1910) Page 1
- Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (1896) Page 3
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto (1902) Page 5
- Matthijs Vermeulen: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1927‑38) Page 2
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to vibrato:
- ondeggiamento – undulating, waving (usually indicating tremolo or ...
- ondeggiando – undulating, waving (usually indicating tremolo or ...
- ondeggiante – undulating, oscillating (usually indicating tremol...
- ondulazione – vibrato (strings)
- sempre ondeggiante – always undulating (always tremolo or vibrato)
- vacillando – wavering, shaking...
- vibrando – vibrating...
- vibrante – vibrating...
- vibrare – to vibrate...
- vibratissimo – extremely vibrating, with extreme vibrato