Vibrato: Questions and Answers from Musicians and Science
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INTRODUCTION Vibrato is the periodic fluctuation in pitch, amplitude and/or timbre of a musical tone. It is used by singers, string players, and, in some cases, by wind instrumentalists to ornament or color a tone. Vibrato research has focused on the general characteristics of vibrato, such as its form (generally found to be sinusoidal, but mostly trapezoidal according to Horii, 1989b), its perceived central pitch (mean or median of pitch
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