- In music,
portamento (pl.: portamenti; from old
portamento,
meaning 'carriage' or 'carrying'), also
known by its
French name glissade, is a
pitch sliding...
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Portamento is the
second studio album by
American indie pop band The Drums. The
album was
released in the
United Kingdom on
September 2, 2011
through Moshi...
- the
French glisser, "to glide". In some contexts, it is
equivalent to
portamento,
which is a continuous,
seamless glide between notes. In
other contexts...
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sound to
mimic that of the theremin. The
instrument features a tone and
portamento similar to that of the theremin, but with a
different control mechanism...
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alternative to
continuous portamento for
instruments which are not able to
achieve that, or
which have
limitations in
achieving portamento over
multiple notes...
- pop band the Drums, as the lead
single from
their second studio album,
Portamento (2011). It was
written and
produced by
frontman and
vocalist Jonathan...
-
effective glissando). See
glissando for
further information; and
compare portamento.
grace note An
extra note
added as an
embellishment and not essential...
- hand saw used as a
musical instrument.
Capable of
continuous glissando (
portamento), the
sound creates an
ethereal tone, very
similar to the theremin. The...
- "effects column"
which allows the
addition of
effects such as arpeggio,
portamento,
vibrato and
volume slides. Some
control over the song
structure can be...
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instruments —
deciding whether to use
expressive effects such as
vibrato or
portamento. For a
singer or
instrumental performer, the
process of
deciding how to...
