Bisbigliando (bisb., Deutsch): meaning and use in music

Bisbigliando is a whispering harp tremolo or colour trill, with the attested forms bisb. and bisbigl.

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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

Music theory and score context

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