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I dont dislike vibrato..i think it helps in some cases...actually in most cases with a stringed instrument. long sustained notes of a string section need it..
but..Personally i think the style(s) i prefer are kinda niche stringed instrument wise and for that reason i can get away with sounding ok without it in general terms. I would prefer to have the abilitly to do wide romantic vibrato or more appropriate to my style e.g. what Martin Hayes does or any other fiddler of this genre... whenever i wanted..but
I havent devoted the time to it for different reasons. so i dont try to use it. im still frying other fish with what time i have...so to speak.

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Mouse said
For some, the complaint of "too much vibrato" is a form of sour grapes.
I have to disagree. It is a matter of taste or preference.
I have to comment here that logic is the victim of this blanket reply, unless you are explicitly asserting that there is nobody for whom it is sour grapes, or you are saying it is not true in your case.
There are two types of meaningful statement: - universal and existential. The one is always the negation of the other. All swans are white (universal) the negation is some swans are not white (existential) ; some people can live to the age of 200 (existential) negative - it is not the case that some people etc (universal). You see that your negation of my existential assertion can only imply a universal as it stands.
Andrew
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I suspect the unspoken nub of this thread is, are you a fiddler or a classical violinist? If the former, don't use vibrato; if the latter, use it expressively and suitably. If you are a fiddler, don't worry about classical standards. If you are a fiddler who listens to classical music with more vibrato than you like, listen to classical music with less vibrato.
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Vibrato is used a lot in Irish and Scots lament tunes, not so much in jigs and reels and the like, but is still used extwnsively, have a listen to ferghal scahill. Vibrato is up to the individual, it could be argued that since vibrato wasnt used at all in Baroque it shouldnt be used in classical, Personally I disagree with that view, I think if you think it enhances the music and want to, you should use it, if not dont, quite simple.
Lots of fiddle players play tunes such as this, I think the vibrato makes this one, as well as thefine plying that is
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stringy said
It could be argued that since vibrato wasnt used at all in Baroque it shouldnt be used in classical, Personally I disagree with that view
I agree that it would be a poor inference, except that vibrato was considered an ornament in the baroque and was used extempore like any other ornament.
Andrew
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