HyperDic: glissando

English > 2 senses of the word glissando:
NOUNcommunicationglissandoa rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
ADVERBallglissando(musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes)
English > glissando: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale.
Narrowerswoop, slide(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
Broadertune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phraseA succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Spanishglisando, glissando
Catalanglissando
English > glissando: 2 senses > adverb 1
Meaning(musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes).
Example"this should be played glissando, please"
CategorymusicAn artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

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