Glissando is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 527 anagrams from letters in glissando (adgilnoss).
1870-75; French gliss(er) to slide + Italian -ando gerund ending
The glissando passages in sixths are impossible on modern instruments.
Among special effects the glissando is really beautiful when properly done.
It might be added, though, that the glissando is an effect which should not be overdone.
Various effects can be obtained on the harp: by harmonics, by damping, by guitar tones, by the glissando.
The sudden diminuation of tone taken with a glissando gives an effect something like a short groan.
In the second measure there is an almost inaudible tone at the end of the glissando.
The abruptness with which the sound of the voice fades as it starts the glissando, leaves the impression of E♭ still sounding.
A glissando of joy burned his eardrums, and he could not face that living splendor.
Sign,—same as a muted note, but written at the end of a glissando.
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