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portamento
[ pawr-tuh-men-toh, pohr-; Italian pawr-tah-men-taw ]
noun
, Music.
, plural por·ta·men·ti [pawr-t, uh, -, men, -tee, pohr-, paw, r, -tah-, men, -tee], por·ta·men·tos.
- a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
portamento
/ ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ /
noun
- music a smooth slide from one note to another in which intervening notes are not separately discernible Compare glissando
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Word History and Origins
Origin of portamento1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of portamento1
C18: from Italian: a carrying, from Latin portāre to carry
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Example Sentences
In this early period of instruction the pupil was exercised in both portamento and messa di voce.
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You, who know what is meant by singing with portamento, would find rare satisfaction in her singing of it.
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Both her portamento di voce and her volubility were declared to be unrivaled.
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At one point the boys took a portamento—a grace which very few choirmasters would attempt with boys.
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Aria di portamento was also slow, but with stronger rhythm and wider intervals.
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