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A continuous rapid slide upward or downward between two or more notes.

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Glissando during arpeggiando on string instruments

(Related to this question for the case without glissando) Consider following example of an arpeggiando on the four open strings of the cello (but the question also holds for violin or viola). Is it ...
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Triangular notehead at the end of a glissando/portamento

I was studying a score that had this strange symbol in the violin part. It's a triangular notehead at the end of a glissando/portamento. The note seems to be suspended, not connect to the staff with ...
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Is it possible to perform a chromatic glissando on harp?

How is it possible to perform a chromatic glissando in a fast passage on a harp, as in the example below?
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Is there a word for the motif of linearly-tumbling & surging little bundles of notes? (E.g., "FEDC-FEDC-BCDEF")

For example, Cerulean's Flight (from the start and throughout): I've found this to be one of the most common attributes of my favourite music. In my notes I've had to ...
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Glissando vs Arpeggio

What is the difference between an arpeggio and glissando? Is a glissando just another form of an arpeggio? I still don't exactly understand.
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Glissando, fall, and lip bends on trumpet, what are some good exersices?

I had an artist get recommended to me by another trumpet player, his name is Brandon Ridenour. I just listened to him perform a really clear glissando like the one in Rhapsody in blue. Are there any ...
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Glissando without a final note too long

I've tried different methods to have a glissando without a final note. The problem is that the glissando sign is too long whatever the hidden note is. I need a short glissando sign. Is that possible? ...
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How to notate specific-note harp glissando?

I am writing a piece in which I want the harp to play a glissando containing only specific notes, like so: Is this the best way to notate this type of thing, or is there a better way?
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For a given key, are there rules on selecting the right notes to perform glissando on?

Suppose a song is in the key of F# minor, as soon as a player finishes his/her climatic phrase, the chord is going to perform a perfect cadence, switching from C# to F#. The verse will begin on F# ...
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Slurs with arrows for glissando-alikes in Lilypond, how to?

I'm using Lilypond 2.20 on Ubuntu to engrave scores for the instrument pipa. Slurs with arrow is a very common notation in many east Asian music pieces. It sounds similar to glissando in some degree, ...
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What are these called? Is it appropriately correct to say "cluster glissandi"?

This is from Prokofiev's piano concerto number 3, the third movement.
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Notation of portamento

I have two measures (in treble clef) of a soprano voice, the first starting on the higher c and the second ending on the c an octave lower. I would like to notate a portamento that starts on the ...
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Fingered glissando, how to do it?

Basically what I mean is scales that are so fast, they sound like glissandos. Generally speaking, I hit the wall at 32nd notes at 120 bpm and it feels like my fingers can't get any faster. That is ...
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Lilypond - Contemporary Glissando to hidden final note

I'm trying to typeset a glissando with a known but hidden final note in lilypond 2.19.82. It's called "contemporary glissando" in the manual: Glissando Manual I've posted an example on http://www....
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Harp Multiple Glissando

I don't know if it is the correct term, but how to write in the score a harp glissando where the hands pass many times from the start note to the endnote? Here's an audio example: https://drive....
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How to notate a (harp) glissando extending beyond the first beat of the next bar

I want to write a harp glissando that starts at the end of one bar (Bar 1) and ends in the next bar (Bar 2), only rather than end on the first beat of Bar 2, I want it to extend an 8th further, as ...
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How to write this glissando/arpeggio for orchestral harp?

I want to end my piece with the following orchestral harp glissando/arpeggio (not sure which term best applies), starting with Ab2 on the fourth beat, using only the first and fifth note of each ...
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Why is a passing note easier to sing when descending than ascending?

It seems to me that, when singing a linear three-note figure with a quick passing note, it is much easier to articulate the passing note when the figure is falling than rising, and I'd like to know ...
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Is the Baroque Schleifer, slide, or glissando symbol evolved from the Gregorian chant quilisma?

I posted this question on Wikipedia a year ago, with no answers. These two musical signs look eerily similar. The Baroque Schleifer or slide (see Wikipedia page): The quilisma in Gregorian chant (...
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Glissando: white notes or black notes?

I have a question about the glissando: Does a glissando (on piano) have a meaning of playing just white notes regardless of which key we are in? For example, in F# we have a lot of sharps. If I want ...
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Articulations and Ornaments

I am currently studying some music scores, and I see some somethings that I don't know. I saw a French horn part that had a Plus (+) sign above it and it said "Stopped". I also saw a Harp Gliss. that ...
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Is there any difference between glissando and shift/legato slide in guitar?

I know the difference between legato and shift slide. but i don't know if: Is there any difference between glissando and shift/legato slide in guitar?
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Glissandos in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3 Mov.3

In Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3 Mov.3 towards the end there are some parts with a glissando with doubled notes from 7:30 onwards of this video. It's played by Martha Argerich. I've also watched ...
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How to play a glissando without hurting your hand?

On the piano, a few pieces require me to play a gliss that can often run over a large range of notes, rather than a short range. For example, I am currently learning the piece Maple Leaf Rag. There ...
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What is the difference between portamento and glissando?

What is the difference between portamento and glissando while singing?
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Vocal free-time song: legato question, and slur ("portamento" vs "glissando") specific case

I am an absolute beginner to music theory, and I am starting to study some songs which are free time (ie no time signature). Looking at this score: tentatively transcribed from this tune: ...
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What is the proper technique for a glissando on piano?

What is the proper technique to perform an upward and downward glissando on piano? In particular, how should you position your hand, and is it important which finger(s) you use?
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Glissando that ends on a flat

I have a piece that is in two flats and has a glissando that starts on G and ends on a B quarter note two octaves higher. Am I supposed to glissando on the white keys through A and then hit and hold ...
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creating glissando/portamento with piano roll editors

I'm not sure if sequence/software questions is allowed in the site, but i didn't see any explicit mention against in the faq. I've been using several Midi sequencers with piano roll editors (Ableton, ...
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Fingering indication for double glissando (Ravel, Alborada del Gracioso)

In this piece, fourth of the five Images Miroirs by Maurice Ravel, there are three “double glissandi”, ascending then descending, over white keys of the piano. One of them uses a fourth interval, the ...
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