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portamento

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por·ta·men·to  (pôrt-mnt, pr-)
n. pl. por·ta·men·ti (-t) or por·ta·men·tos
A smooth uninterrupted glide in passing from one tone to another, especially with the voice or a bowed stringed instrument.
[Italian, from portare, to carry, from Latin portre; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]
portamento [ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ]
n pl -ti [-tɪ]
(Music, other) Music a smooth slide from one note to another in which intervening notes are not separately discernible Compare glissando
[from Italian: a carrying, from Latin portāre to carry]
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Egli, e pero da avvertire, che tanta era in lui la dignita e maestria del portamento, del porgere, e dello stampar l'orma, che ogni gentile persona era obbligata alla maraviglia, veggendo il suo difetto (Parini vii).
Il mito di Giuseppe Parini nelle Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis by McMenamin, James F. / Italica
There is gypsy in her soul, and her little bendings of intonation and portamentos - some flirtatious in the first movement and others seeringly passionate - gave this structurally west European concerto its proper east European timbre.
Gypsy in her soul; REVIEW by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
That makes theremin players (and ondes Martenot players) as variable in style as singers, choosing from infinite shades of portamento, articulation and vibrato.
Ghost in the machine by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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