glissando
/ɡlɪˈsæn.dəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡlɪˈsɑːn.doʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ɡlɪˈsændəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡlɪˈsændəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /gli-ˈsän-(ˌ)dō/ (ame, mw)
glissando — 副詞
1. A direction in written music telling the player to slide smoothly from one note
滑奏記號
樂譜上的滑奏標記
A direction in written music telling the player to slide smoothly from one note to the next through all the pitches in between.
The composer marked the violin part glissando for the last four bars.
作曲家在最後四小節的小提琴部分標示了滑奏記號。
Haruki pointed to the score and asked the pianist to play that section glissando.
Haruki 指著樂譜，要求鋼琴手以滑奏方式演奏那段。
notation use: 'play…glissando' as a written instruction on the score
The harp passage in the Ravel score was written glissando, sweeping across three octaves.
那段豎琴樂句在拉威爾的樂譜中是以滑奏方式寫成的，橫跨三個八度。
Look at bar sixteen — it says glissando right above the clarinet line.
看第十六小節——單簧管旋律上方就寫著滑奏記號。
The arranger pencilled a glissando instruction over the trombone part.
編曲者用鉛筆在長號的樂譜上方加了滑奏指示。
用法筆記
Refers specifically to the written instruction on a musical score. Distinguish from adverb sense 2 (IN PERFORMANCE), which describes the audible manner of playing rather than what appears on the page.
常見錯誤
2. When a passage of music is performed with each note gliding continuously into th
滑音演奏
以連續滑動方式演奏出來
When a passage of music is performed with each note gliding continuously into the next rather than being played as separate, distinct steps.
The violinist moved glissando up the fingerboard, and the audience held its breath.
小提琴手在指板向上滑奏，全場觀眾屏住了呼吸。
Ngozi played the opening phrase glissando, letting each note melt into the next.
Ngozi 以滑音方式演奏開頭樂句，讓每個音符都融入下一個。
describing performance: 'played…glissando'
When the muted trumpet entered glissando, the tense mood of the whole piece dissolved.
當裝了弱音器的小號以滑音方式進入時，整首樂曲的緊張氣氛都消散了。
At the conductor's signal, the cello line was taken glissando, and the weeping melody hushed the hall.
指揮一示意，大提琴旋律便以滑音方式演奏，如泣如訴的樂音讓全場靜默。
You can hear the violas sweep glissando just before the final crashing chord.
你可以聽到中提琴聲部在最後轟然響起的和絃之前滑奏而過。
- smoothly
general term; glissando specifically means sliding through all intermediate pitches, not just playing smoothly
- staccato
played with each note short and detached — the opposite of sliding smoothly between notes
用法筆記
Describes how a passage is actually played or heard. Distinguish from adverb sense 1 (NOTATION DIRECTION), which refers to what appears on the sheet music rather than the audible result.
常見錯誤
glissando — 形容詞
- glissandopositive
- more glissandocomparative
- most glissandosuperlative
1. Played by moving smoothly through all the pitches between the starting and endin
滑奏的
以滑音方式演奏的樂段
Played by moving smoothly through all the pitches between the starting and ending notes rather than jumping from one to the next.
The glissando harp passage at the start of the piece sounds like falling water.
開頭的滑奏豎琴樂段聽起來像流水一般。
collocation: glissando + instrument + passage
A glissando trombone line opened the second set, giving the room a playful, slippery feel.
一段滑奏的長號旋律為第二場演出開場，讓整個場地充滿俏皮滑溜的感覺。
Kwame drilled the glissando scale exercise on his clarinet until his fingers moved without thinking.
Kwame 在單簧管上反覆操練滑奏音階，直到手指能不假思索地移動。
A glissando effect crept into the electric guitar bridge, making the whole track feel dreamlike.
滑奏效果悄然滲入電吉他的橋段，讓整首曲子聽起來如夢似幻。
Ingrid ended the song with a soft glissando chord that faded into silence.
Ingrid 以一個輕柔的滑奏和絃結束歌曲，漸漸消失在寂靜中。
- sliding
broader term used outside music; glissando is the specific musical term for sliding through all intermediate pitches
glissando — 名詞
- glissandosingular
- glissandosplural
1. A quick slide through a range of musical notes, heard as one unbroken sweep of s
滑奏；滑音
快速滑過音階產生的連續音
A quick slide through a range of musical notes, heard as one unbroken sweep of sound rather than a series of separate pitches.
The harpist played a fast glissando that rippled from the lowest string to the highest.
豎琴手彈奏了一段快速滑音，從最低音弦盪漾到最高音弦。
collocation: fast glissando
Fatima ended her piece with a bright piano glissando that drew a cheer from the children in the front row.
Fatima 以一段明亮的鋼琴滑奏結束樂曲，引來前排的孩子們一陣歡呼。
collocation: piano glissando
A sudden glissando on the flute cut through the rehearsal, making every musician turn towards the stage.
長笛上突然的一聲滑奏劃破了排練的寧靜，讓所有樂手都轉向舞臺。
The sonata's final movement ends with a slow glissando that sinks into near-silence.
這首奏鳴曲的終樂章以一段緩慢的滑奏結束，沉入近乎寂靜之中。
During rehearsal, Javier asked the guitarist to try the glissando again, this time with more speed.
排練時，Javier 要求吉他手再試一次滑奏，這次速度要更快。
- portamento
a similar slide between notes but typically more subtle and used in singing; glissando is more deliberate and covers a wider pitch range
- slide
informal equivalent used by musicians in everyday conversation
用法筆記
The noun identifies the slide technique or the resulting sound itself. Compare with the adjective (SLIDING PASSAGE, which describes a passage) and the adverb senses (which describe how something is played or notated).