Vibrato

[Bassoonery]

There is an Eb clarinetist

Nuff said

[Gryvix]

even worse If you get wah-wah, then it is just too much, now a gentle vibrato isn't that possible?

[Thorolf]

Originally Posted by MaestroX

Can you show what [a vibrato articulation] would look like? Just in case i ever come across it

It is a wavy line with round edges (sine wave), as opposed to a trill, which has sharp edges (sawtooth wave).

Regards

[Boneman]

I think that vibrato is like a good whiskey..............okay to sip but not for excessive consumption.

[Ron Ofir]

It is a wavy line with round edges (sine wave), as opposed to a trill, which has sharp edges (sawtooth wave).

Just a side note: In guitar tablature you use a sine wave for vibrato, and sawtooth wave for wide vibrato, at least in modern tablatures.

I think that vibrato is like a good whiskey..............okay to sip but not for excessive consumption.

How very true

[Boneman]

Anyway my vibrato was excellant last night!

[Benny190891]

Originally Posted by Boneman

I think that vibrato is like a good whiskey..............okay to sip but not for excessive consumption.

Haha I definitely agree :tongue:
I find in the recordings that I have the string soloists whether they be cello, violin or sometimes even entire string sections in an orchestra, use excessive vibrato-especially on notes longer than about a quaver. I HATE IT!! It makes the instrument sound so WEAK!! If they played it straight (or maybe with a tiny little bit of vibrato) the instrument would sound so much stronger and bold!
But I suppose there's not much you can do to change a recording and I can maybe understand how some people might like it... oh well
I think a small amount of vibrato is atmospheric, but if you notice a performer's wide/slow vibrato then it's quite painful

Well I'm glad I got that out of my system!

[Boneman]

well here is to getting some back in my system!

[Silhouette]

Originally Posted by Benny190891

Haha I definitely agree :tongue:
I find in the recordings that I have the string soloists whether they be cello, violin or sometimes even entire string sections in an orchestra, use excessive vibrato-especially on notes longer than about a quaver. I HATE IT!! It makes the instrument sound so WEAK!! If they played it straight (or maybe with a tiny little bit of vibrato) the instrument would sound so much stronger and bold!
But I suppose there's not much you can do to change a recording and I can maybe understand how some people might like it... oh well
I think a small amount of vibrato is atmospheric, but if you notice a performer's wide/slow vibrato then it's quite painful

Well I'm glad I got that out of my system!

To be honest I quite like vibrato on strings, but I guess it depends a lot on what type of music is being played. What is it you're listening to?

Also, I can't stand over use of vibrato as a singer. I find that the more old fashioned the singer, the more they over-use it. I'm not saying a singer should sing all notes straight and pure (Of course this still depends on the music ) but just calm it down a bit! lol

[Benny190891]

Originally Posted by Silhouette

To be honest I quite like vibrato on strings, but I guess it depends a lot on what type of music is being played. What is it you're listening to?

It's mostly classical period and later like Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, a little Mozart here and there... violin and cello concertos pretty much.
I have a great recording of Debussy's Sonata for Violin and Piano (vague I know, but that's all it says on the track list!) where there is great use of vibrato-not heaps but enough for atmospheric purposes...

I agree that singers should settle down with the vibrato but my mum tells me that that was the style, especially for Rococo and Baroque singing...

Regards, Benny