Each to their own...Sidney Bechet was well known for his heavy use of
it.
http://www.jazzradio.org/sidney.htm
http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/bechet.html
With no disrespect to ludwig and Moz, but remember:
"For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert" - Carl Sagan
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Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 11:27:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: bjones@weber.ucsd.edu (Bruce Jones)
To: shakuhachi@weber.ucsd.edu
Subject: on vibrato
Message-ID: <20030808182712.76DFD82C0@weber.ucsd.edu>
One of my faculty types accidently forwardeda message to me. Strangely
it contained a couple of interesting quotes on vibrato, which I include
below for your amusement.
bj
>"Amongst the embellishments may be classed the vibrato... Avoid its
>frequent use, or in improper places... [Vibrato] is properly used in
>passionate passages, and in strongly marking all the [accented tones].
>Long sustained tones can be animated and strengthened by it."
>
> -Ludwig Spohr
> from Violinschule (1832).
>
>'The human voice trembles naturally, but in its own way, and only to
>such a degree that the effect is beautiful. Such is the nature of the
>voice; and people imitate it not only on wind instruments, but on
>stringed instruments too and even on the clavier. But the moment the
>proper limit is overstepped, it is no longer beautiful because it is
>contrary to nature. It reminds me then of the organ when the bellows
>are puffing.'
>
> -W. A. Mozart
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