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Hornbostel-Sachs System Western Symphonic Classification

Terms - U

  • über
  • üblich
  • Übung
  • uguale
  • uilleann pipes
  • ukelele
  • ukulele
  • umoresca
  • un peu
  • una corda
  • unaccompanied
  • union pipe
  • unison
  • unisono
  • unisson
  • unter
  • untuned percussion
  • unvollkommen
  • up-bow
  • up-tempo
  • upbeat
  • upper joint
  • upper partials
  • upright bass
  • upright electric bass
  • upright piano
  • usual
  • usuale
  • Ut
  • Ut bémol
  • Ut dièse

up-tempo

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Definition

In popular music forms (typically in jazz or dance music) a composition with a fast or bright tempo.

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Last Updated: 2016-04-30 12:54:58
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