Extended Techniques for the Classical Guitar - Robert Lunn Composer
Extended Techniques for the Classical Guitar - Robert Lunn Composer
Extended Techniques for the Classical Guitar - Robert Lunn Composer
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APPENDIX B<br />
THE TREMOLO<br />
The tremolo, like harmonics, is an effect that is not considered an extended<br />
technique, but is an important technique that a composer <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> guitar should be aware<br />
of. The Harvard Dictionary of Music defines tremolo as “<strong>the</strong> quick and continuous<br />
reiteration of a single pitch.” 1 The technique is created by having <strong>the</strong> thumb play <strong>the</strong> bass<br />
note while <strong>the</strong> fingers do <strong>the</strong> tremolo (Figure B.1).<br />
Figure B.1 Different ways to do <strong>the</strong> tremolo.<br />
Figure B.1 shows three common ways to play <strong>the</strong> tremolo on <strong>the</strong> guitar. When played at<br />
a quick tempo <strong>the</strong> aural impression is of two instruments, one playing <strong>the</strong> bass line and<br />
one <strong>the</strong> melody.<br />
1 Don Michael Randel, ed., The Harvard Dictionary of Music (Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard<br />
University Press, 2003), 905.<br />
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