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/pɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ/ · noun
(music) A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass..
The music was feral, Eastern in scale, flattened seconds and sixths, and a kind of fretless portamento between
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Portamento means (music) A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass..
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The music was feral, Eastern in scale, flattened seconds and sixths, and a kind of fretless portamento between
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