txtDefinition=A slight but marked fluctuation of {\uldb pitch}{\v 92779}, achieved by rocking the finger on the {\uldb string}{\v 97871} in an effort to add expressiveness. Vibrato is used extensively in modern string playing and somewhat more sparingly on {\uldb brass}{\v 147517} and {\uldb woodwind}{\v 148196} {\uldb instruments}{\v 84565}. We have reason to believe that eighteenth-century string players used vibrato more sparingly than modern players.
