A Word With You
February 15th, 2010
glis⋅san⋅do
glɪˈsɑn doʊ[gli-sahn-doh] adjective, noun,
–adjective
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1. |
performed with a gliding effect by sliding one or more fingers rapidly over the keys of a piano or strings of a harp. |
–noun
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2. |
a glissando passage. |
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3. |
(in string playing) a slide. A rapid slide through a series of consecutive tones in a scalelike passage. |
Origin:
1870–75; < F gliss(er) to slide + It -ando ger. ending
Grammar Punk Sentence: S I 3 ( )
Ehlrich’s triumphant piano recital (and self-esteem) was in ruins as his piano teacher shouted from backstage, “Glissando, Ehlrich, you must glissando!”
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