glissando - use in sentences

Adjective modifier

  • upward: The cat motif is a curious twist of notes with a small upward glissando to represent its tail.
  • final: At the end, the oboe motive returns, to be dismissed by a final harp glissando.

Converse of object

  • play: It is played glissando, mainly on the upper string but with some heterophony from the thumb on the lower string.

Modifies a noun

  • guitar: At the Ally Pally gig in 1966 he unwittingly taught me the invaluable skill of glissando guitar & then the myth took over.

Noun used with modifier

  • harp: At the end, the oboe motive returns, to be dismissed by a final harp glissando.

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