glissando
noun/ɡlɪˈsændəʊ/
/ɡlɪˈsændəʊ/
(plural glissandos, glissandi
(from Italian, music)/ɡlɪˈsændiː/
/ɡlɪˈsændiː/
)- a way of playing a series of notes so that each one slides into the next, making a smooth continuous soundWord OriginItalian, from French glissant, present participle of glisser ‘to slip, slide’.
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