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- noun Plural form of
portamento .
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Examples
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Happily, Adams did not incorporate the boozy string portamenti that Elgar deployed in his 1920 recording of the work -- another sign that a composer may not always be the best conductor of his own music.
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Mr. STEANE: Yes, I love those portamenti, that little caress, you know.
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Mr. STEANE: Yes, I love those portamenti, that little caress, you know.
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Mr. STEANE: Yes, I love those portamenti, that little caress, you know.
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Mr. STEANE: Yes, I love those portamenti, that little caress, you know.
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"I love those portamenti, that little caress," Steane said as the hazy 1911 recording shot across the phone lines.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Especially endearing were the sweetness and portamenti of the strings in the Act I doll lullaby and Act II Arabian Dance.
NYT > Home Page By ALASTAIR MACAULAY 2010
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All the harmonics, pizzicati, portamenti, added ornaments, all that unwritten stuff adds up to an absolutely FANTASTIC performance.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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All the harmonics, pizzicati, portamenti, added ornaments, all that unwritten stuff adds up to an absolutely FANTASTIC performance.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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If you choose a Response value that's too high, seamless portamenti turn into semitone-stepped glissandi, but the intonation will be perfect.
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