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glissando 1. a rapidly executed series of notes on the harp or piano, each note of which is discretely audible 2. a portamento, esp as executed on the violin, viola, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For example, "A spaceman was flying around in the sky (sound effects) and his spaceship crashed to earth (smash sound, glissando and so forth). Some call it a Gregorian glissando, a numeric quirk in the Western calender. Today his definition of a "blue" note still proves instructive, as does his outlining of the basic elements of jazz (syncopation, improvisation, drums, rhythm, blue note [off notes, glissando, slur], and tone color). |
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