The Emergence Machine

Portamento

process · Music · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

A smooth, continuous sliding between notes, achieved through a specific technique that manipulates pitch and tone.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “portamento” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “portamento”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
portamento
Origin language
it

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0PortamentoTechniqueNoteSkillLearningMusicPitch… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPortamentoL10MusicL7NoteL8TechniqueL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Music L7 (requires)
    Understanding portamento in music requires knowledge of music as a foundational musical concept.
  • Note L8 (requires)
    A technique of sliding between notes in a smooth, continuous manner.
  • Technique L9 (requires) Dance sense
    A technique of sliding between notes in a smooth, continuous manner.