Musical Sliding Effect Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is GLISSANDO which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GLISSANDO

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2	39%	10		A sliding effect in musical notation
3	32%	4		A ringlet; an eddy; a ripple effect or “flame” in wood; an instance of sliding a granite or stone on ice; or, a weightlifting exercise performed with a barbell or a dumb-bell

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	A ringlet; an eddy; a ripple effect or “flame” in wood; an instance of sliding a granite or stone on ice; or, a weightlifting exercise performed with a barbell or a dumb-bell Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 25 Mar 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 25 Mar 2023
2	Pianist's sliding effect New York Times - 26 Oct 1985	New York Times / 26 Oct 1985
3	Side effect or ride effect? New York Times - 16 Jun 2012	New York Times / 16 Jun 2012
4	Signals do produce a sliding effect The Guardian Cryptic - 23 Jan 2007	The Guardian Cryptic / 23 Jan 2007
5	Sliding effect in moving from one musical note to another The Guardian Speedy - 27 Aug 2006	The Guardian Speedy / 27 Aug 2006
6	Sliding effect on a musical instrument
7	Steep sliding or gliding musical effect

Rapid series of notes
Pianist's sliding effect
Dramatic piano passage
Sad, losing out in this sliding scale
Musical flourish
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
Meaning “to slide”, the sweep of a finger along adjacent piano keys or harp strings; or, a similar effect produced on a trombone

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