A musical term that refers to either a continuous sliding one pitch to another (or "true" glissando), or an incidental scale played while moving from one melodic note to another (or "effective" glissando)
(from French glisser, meaning 'to slide') A way of playing the piano or harp, involving rapidly sliding up or down the scale, in which every tone or semitone can be clearly heard Often confused with portamento
Gliss The rapid scale achieved by sliding the nail of the thumb or third finger over the white keys of the piano Glissando is commonly used in playing the harp For bowed instruments glissando indicates a flowing, unaccented playing of a passage
a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes); "this should be played glissando, please
A music playing technique performed with a gliding effect by sliding one or more fingers rapidly over the keys of a piano or the strings of a harp (or a guitar)