Vibrato

Vibrato is a musical effect where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.

Contemporary artists

Whitney Houston is widely considered to be one of the best contemporary employers of vocal vibrato.

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Yngwie Malmsteen and several other virtuoso guitar players heavily utilize vibrato.

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See also: wah-wah

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External links

• On vibrato in music, University of Amsterdam