Portamento
Definitions
A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass.
Equivalents
2 more languages
Ελληνικάπορταμέντο
Polskiportamento
Examples
“The music was feral, Eastern in scale, flattened seconds and sixths, and a kind of fretless portamento between”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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