† travalen.
Obsolete.
In tambourine playing: a roll or drone effect produced by drawing one's moistened thumb over the skin in a circular motion.A double travale is an effect of this type played twice as quickly as a single travale.
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1798 Monthly Mag. Feb. 136/1 Terms and characters necessary to be understood by the performer on the tamburino; such as the single travale, the double travale, the flamps.
1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 420/2 To make the ‘Travale’..draw your wetted thumb in a circular direction over the skin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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