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Portamento
(Italian, “carrying,” from portare, “to carry”), the smooth execution of a melody by means of a retarded glide from one note to another. Close to glissando, it is used in singing and bowed-instrument playing. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | There is gypsy in her soul, and her little bendings of intonation and portamentos - some flirtatious in the first movement and others seeringly passionate - gave this structurally west European concerto its proper east European timbre. Another interesting, and less remarked-upon, trait of music is the power of portamentos (also referred to as slurs), the sustaining of a single note as it slides from one pitch to another. Lead singers' vocal techniques also increased the use and variety of melodic devices such as various melismatic ornamentations, portamentos, and glissandi (the voice gliding gradually from one tone to the next). |
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