portamento
noun
a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
portamenti
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pluralof portamento.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Zukofsky, in particular, was a brilliant virtuoso who loathed the sentimental use of vibrato and portamenti, the sliding along a violin string of one note to another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
It benefits from an exciting original score by Jack Frerer that combines boom-crash orchestration with woozy portamenti and jazz elegance, especially in the saxophone playing of Chris Hemingway.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
From individual portamenti to overall sections, he really sets a stamp on the music in a way we seldom hear in ballet.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2018
The soundscape changes; its effects later include organ sounds and slow string portamenti.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2011
She was just back from America, and at rehearsal she had to cut out several portamenti which, she said, she had contracted from the Italians, but which infuriated the German conductor.
From Confessions of an Opera Singer by Kathleen Howard
