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In Reply to: Vibrato, like trills, is an expressive device; when always "on", the expreession is lost. nt posted by clarkjohnsen on March 19, 2007 at 10:27:37:
Vibrato is an expressive device, though not at all in the same way trills and other decorations are.Vibrato can indeed be "on" all the time with no lack of expression; witness the thousands of players who have played that way. It is understood to be on all the time to the extent that composers must mark "non vibrato" on passages where they want it "off."
What is essential for it to be expressive is for the width (pitch variation) and speed to vary, one hopes with the expression of the music. Perfectly possible to leave it running all the time, or nearly so.
The idea that it should be sprinkled about a piece like confectioner's sugar while maintaining a straight tone otherwise may be more authentic, but sounds anachronistic--or worse--to modern listeners. To each his own, of course.
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Follow Ups
- Yes on one; no on two. - markrohr 12:05:19 03/19/07 (4)
- Non-stop vibrato is a basic no-no - rbolaw 13:47:15 03/19/07 (3)
- Yes . . . - markrohr 04:25:09 03/20/07 (2)
- Re: Yes . . . - Todd Krieger 12:45:23 03/20/07 (0)
- Re: Yes . . . - rbolaw 07:19:31 03/20/07 (0)
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