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- Word comparison: portamento vs. glissando
portamento vs. glissando
noun
Music.
plural portamenti portamentos.
- a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
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 glissandi
- a glissando passage.
- (in string playing) a slide.