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- Abbreviation
- bisb., bisbigl.
How is Bisbigliando played?
Rapidly alternate or repeat harp notes or chords to create a whispering, shimmering tremolo. Treat the alternation as unmeasured for the shown tremolo, bracket or continuation line, ending at its endpoint, ord. or a new technique. In a non-harp part, the score legend may instead define a same-pitch timbre trill.
How does Bisbigliando sound?
whispering, shimmering tremolo colour
In context
Stone and Gould support bisb., while Gould and direct scores support bisbigl. Harp references define rapid, unmeasured alternation or repetition that produces the characteristic whispering shimmer; a non-harp legend may instead use the same term for a timbral or fingering trill.
Equivalent terms
- DA bisbigliando
- DA klangtrille