Meaning To Slide The Sweep Of A Finger Along Adjacent Piano Keys Or Harp Strings Or A Similar Effect Produced On A Trombone Crossword Clue

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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GLISSANDO

Updated: October 12, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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1	99%	9		Exact Match!
2	55%	5		Ivory : white piano keys :: ___ : black piano keys
3	53%	9		The distance of two adjacent notes on a trombone slide

We think the answer is "GLISSANDO" which means:

noun

• A rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale

adverb

• (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes)

verb

• To play with a glissando or sliding effect.

An example sentence would be:

• "The pianist executed a beautiful glissando up the keyboard."
• "The violinist used a glissando to smoothly transition between two notes."

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	Clue	Source
1	Fruity dish from 13 taking piano instead of trombone, originally The Guardian Cryptic - 18 Aug 2022	The Guardian Cryptic / 18 Aug 2022
2	Ivory : white piano keys :: ___ : black piano keys New York Times Mini - 05 May 2016	New York Times Mini / 05 May 2016
3	Like a trombone slide New York Times - 23 Nov 2002	New York Times / 23 Nov 2002
4	Musical effect that's simple for a trombone New York Times - 25 Oct 2012	New York Times / 25 Oct 2012
5	Play strings with sweep of hand The Guardian Quick - 18 Dec 2007	The Guardian Quick / 18 Dec 2007
6	Similar to a trombone but with a longer slide and smaller bell
7	The distance of two adjacent notes on a trombone slide

Rapid series of notes
Pianist's sliding effect
Dramatic piano passage
Sad, losing out in this sliding scale
Musical flourish
Musical sliding effect
Sliding effect in moving from one musical note to another
Signals do produce a sliding effect
As a violinist might perform improvised signals at party
Effect produced by playing a series of notes very rapidly

(Musically) a rapid series of ascending or descending notes
Musical effect that's simple for a trombone
Series of notes for musician to travel around new islands
Lad is struggling with song that has rapid succession of notes
Pianist's finger-sliding
Notable feature of the opening clarinet solo in "Rhapsody in Blue"
Rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
Idols sang high for musical effect
Rapid series of ascending and descending notes
Travel around islands in resort to find series of notes

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