glissandi
Harp sweeping sounds
Glissandi is the plural of glissando, a musical term for a rapid slide through a series of consecutive notes.
On a piano, it's the sweeping motion across white or black keys; on a trombone, the smooth slide between pitches.
The word comes from French for "sliding." The harpist's glissandi shimmered through the concert hall.
Smooth continuous movement
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
- runMove swiftly on foot
passage · fingerwork · keywork · swooping · ascending · descending · chromatic · diatonic
Numerical standing in competition
- harpPlucked orchestral strings
- celestePale blue tint
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- stringsThin flexible lines
trombone · brass · woodwinds · arrangement · notation · composer · Ravel · Debussy
slide
Smooth continuous movement
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
run · passage · fingerwork · keywork · swooping · ascending · descending · chromatic · diatonic · rapid
score
Numerical standing in competition
strings · trombone · brass · woodwinds · arrangement · notation · composer · Ravel · Debussy · Gershwin
emotion
Complex psychological state
interpretation · dramatic · evocative · shimmering · sweeping · climactic · ethereal · dreamlike · tension · release
ripple
Minor surface disturbance
sparkle · flowing · fluid · seamless · continuous · waterfall · wave · undulating · streaming · rushing