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Definition of Glissandi
1. glissando [n] - See also: glissando
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glissandi
Literary usage of Glissandi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern study of the harp = Létude moderne de la harp by Carlos Salzedo (1921)
"... of the h fingering and flux,(formerly called "glissandi"). It contains many
examples of orchestra writing and adaptations of exam to the harp. ..."
2. Twist & Build: Creating Non-orthogonal Architectureby Karel Vollers by Karel Vollers (2001)
"He found sources of inspiration in the glissandi in his musical compositions.
His notation system for polyvalent (or multi-linear) music was not equivalent ..."
3. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"piano and the performer find much expansion in the way of brilliant scale and
arpeggio work, successive and exacting staccato passages, octave glissandi and ..."
4. Famous American Composers: Being a Study of the Music of this Country, Its by Rupert Hughes (1900)
"... At Fontainebleau," to " Napoli," a furious tarantelle with effective glissandi; "
In Dreamland" is a most delicious revery with an odd repetition that ..."
5. Leo Ornstein, the Man by Frederick Herman Martens (1918)
"He attests: "I was stunned, especially after glissandi that ripped up the keyboard
and fizzed and foamed over the stage"—feeling, no doubt, like another ..."
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