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Answer for the clue "Tremolo's kin ", 7 letters:
vibrato

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1861 (adv.), 1870 (n.), "tremulous effect in music," from Italian vibrato , from Latin vibratus , past participle of vibrare "to vibrate" (see vibrate ).\n\nStrictly, the vibrato is distinct from the tremolo , in that the latter involves a perceptible variation ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context music English) The musical effect or technique 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.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Vibrato is the 12th studio album by Paul Gilbert , released on October 15, 2012. The album is half instrumental.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch

Usage examples of vibrato.

But when speaking of the rendition of Handelian arias, he evidently uses the term vibrato in the same sense as Sieber does tremolando.

The reporta loud bang but also like the hard toll of an immense bellrang with such vibrato, I swore that I could feel sympathetic tremors racing through the haversian canals of my bones.

She had no vibrato, catch-as-catch-can volume, and an overfondness for slide.