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

Bisbigliando is a whispering harp 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 produce a whispering, shimmering colour trill. The alternation is unmeasured for the marked tremolo, bracket or continuation span and ends at its endpoint, ord. or a new technique. In non-harp notation, consult the score legend for a possible timbre-trill meaning.

How does bisbigliando sound?

whispering, shimmering colour trill

In context

Stone and Gould support bisb., while Gould and direct scores support bisbigl. Harp sources define a rapid unmeasured alternation or repetition; in non-harp writing a composer may define the term as a timbre trill.

Equivalent terms

  • IT bisbigliando
  • DE Bisbigliando
  • EN bisbigliando
  • EN whispering tremolo

Music theory and score context

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