glis|san|do

glis|san|do
glis|san|do «glih SAHN doh», adjective, noun, plural -di «-dee», -dos. Music.
–adj.
performed with a gliding effect. A pianist plays a glissando passage by running one finger rapidly over the piano keys.
–n.
a part performed with a gliding effect; glissando passage.
[Italianization of French glissant, present participle of glisser to slide]

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  • glis — an·glis·tics; glis; glis·sé; glis·sile; glis·son s; glis·ten·ing·ly; glis·ter·ing·ly; glis·sade; glis·san·do; glis·ten; glis·ter; glis·sad·er; …   English syllables

  • san — al·e·san; anal·y·san·dum; ar·ti·san; ar·ti·san·al; ar·ti·san·ship; cap·san·thin; cas·san·dra; cas·san·dran; chi·to·san; chry·san·the·min; chry·san·the·mum; chry·san·the·mum·ic; con·san·guine; con·san·guin·eal; con·san·guin·ean; con·san·guin·eous; …   English syllables

  • Hotel Glis — (San Mauro Torinese,Италия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Corso Lombadia 42, 1 …   Каталог отелей

  • glissando — glis·san·do …   English syllables

  • glissando — ġlis·sàn·do ger., avv., s.m.inv. 1. ger. → glissare 2. avv. TS mus. come indicazione nelle partiture: con un esecuzione rapidissima di più note consecutive, ottenuta facendo scorrere velocemente la mano sulla tastiera o sulle corde di uno… …   Dizionario italiano

  • glissando — glis|san|do <it. ; zu fr. glisser »gleiten«>: a) schnell mit der Nagelseite des Fingers über die Klaviertasten gleitend (Mus.); b) bei Saiteninstrumenten mit dem Finger auf einer Saite gleitend (Mus.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Glissando — Glis|san|do das; s, Plur. s u. ...di: der Vorgang des Glissandospieles (Mus.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • glissando — glis•san•do [[t]glɪˈsɑn doʊ[/t]] adj. n. pl. di [[t] di[/t]] dos 1) mad performed with a gliding effect by sliding one or more fingers rapidly over the keys of a piano or strings of a harp 2) mad a glissando passage • Etymology: 1870–75; < F… …   From formal English to slang

  • glissando — I glis|san|do 1. glis|san|do sb., en el. et, er, erne (glidende overgang mellem toner) II glis|san|do 2. glis|san|do adv. (MUSIK glidende) …   Dansk ordbog

  • Glissando — Glis*san do, n. & a. [As if It. = Fr. glissant sliding.] (Mus.) A gliding effect; gliding. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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