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glissando
[ gli-sahn-doh ]
adjective
- performed with a gliding effect by sliding one or more fingers rapidly over the keys of a piano or strings of a harp.
noun
, plural glis·san·di [gli-, sahn, -dee].
- a glissando passage.
- (in string playing) a slide.
glissando
/ ɡlɪˈsændəʊ /
noun
- a rapidly executed series of notes on the harp or piano, each note of which is discretely audible
- a portamento, esp as executed on the violin, viola, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glissando1
1870–75; < French gliss ( er ) to slide + Italian -ando gerund ending
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glissando1
C19: probably Italianized variant of glissade
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Example Sentences
Among special effects the glissando is really beautiful when properly done.
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Various effects can be obtained on the harp: by harmonics, by damping, by guitar tones, by the glissando.
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Will you describe the best method of holding the hand when playing glissando?
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The fact that the tone is passed over glissando eliminates it from the scale.
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In the second measure there is an almost inaudible tone at the end of the glissando.
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