Conversion from the sql_variant data type to the large-value data types is an explicit conversion. Large-value data types cannot be converted to the sql_variant data type. For more information about how to convert from the xml data type, see Create Instances of XML Data.
Modulation is a device in music that allows a transition from one key to another. There are many types of modulation: Common chord modulation pivots on a chord common to both keys. Parallel modulation moves between major and minor keys of the same tonic.
Vibrato is a musical effect consisting of a regular, pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to vocal and instrumental music. Vibrato is typically characterised in terms of two factors: the amount of pitch variation and the speed with which the pitch is varied. In singing it can occur spontaneously through variations in the larynx. The vibrato of a string instrument and wind instrument is an imitation of that vocal function.