Portamento (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural por·ta·men·ti [pawr-tuh-men-tee, pohr-; Italian pawr-tah-men-tee], /ˌpɔr təˈmɛn ti, ˌpoʊr-; Italian ˌpɔr tɑˈmɛn ti/, por·ta·men·tos.Music.
  1. a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
noun plural -ti (-tɪ)
  1. a smooth slide from one note to another in which intervening notes are not separately discernible
Portamento (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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