Glissando
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In music, a glissando is a glide from one pitch to another. It is an Italianized musical term derived from the French glisser, "to glide". In some contexts, it is equivalent to portamento, which is a
Several examples of the musical notation of glissando
Musical saw
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A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is a hand saw used as a musical instrument. Capable of continuous glissando, the sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin. The musical saw
Glissando
…slide whistle), timpani (kettledrums), electronic instruments (such as the theremin, the ondes Martenot, synthesizers and keytars), the water organ, the musical saw, and the human voice. Wind instruments can effect a similar limited slide by altering the lip pressure (on trumpet, for example) or a combination of…
A musical saw being played.
A musical saw, without teeth