PORTAMENTO
Etymology
Noun
portamento (plural portamentos or portamenti)
(music) A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass.
Source: Wiktionary
Por`ta*men"to, n. Etym: [It., fr. portare to carry.] (Mus.)
Definition: In singing, or in the use of the bow, a gradual carrying or lifting of the voice or sound very smoothly from one note to another; a gliding from tone to tone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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