Rapid ascending or descending sweeps across the strings. Gua-zou or glissando is an important technique on the zheng and is best described as. Glissando Song Orff Novelty Song Elementary Music Music Curriculum Elementary Music Classroom Elementary Music It is an Italianized musical term derived from the French glisser to glide. . C rapid ascending or descending sweeps across the strings. Obviously the musical effect of either one is dependent upon instrument a piano and pitched mallet instruments are not capable of portamento range of pitch and of course time. B a four-point fingering technique. How to slide on a tin whistle penny whistle. I want to end my piece with the following orchestral harp glissandoarpeggio not sure which term best applies starting with Ab2 on the fourth beat using only the first and fifth note of each octave it travels through Ab2-Eb3-Ab3-Eb4-Ab4-Eb5-etc until the final Ab6. A glissando in other wo...