tempo
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Stop The Wedding sets the tone, with abrupt tempo changes that track Ashe's inner turmoil.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
It changes tempo, style and generation without losing its emotional identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet told Agence France-Presse that rescue efforts were continuing "with the same tempo we had on day one".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
You’ll have to ask the drummers — they set the tempo, and they get excited and it kind of ramps up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Both types of markings usually appear above the staff, at the beginning of the piece, and then at any spot where the tempo changes.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Mr. Garcia-Alarcón, conducting his period-instrument orchestra Cappella Mediterranea, tended to push the tempi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Froschauer praises Thielemann for interacting with musicians, deferring in performance to the tempi of former concertmaster Rainer Küchl.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
I’d map out the terrain of the evening and the tempi of movements as though plotting a hike into someone else’s imagination.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2022
Caruana chooses a modest line against the super-solid Berlin Ruy Lopez, and claims an edge when Black gives up a good defender and several tempi trying to eliminate White’s bishop pair: 9.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
The following are some terms and their beats per minute to help you gauge different tempi.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
The most infectious song on the album is Ms Paper, which takes a detour into Bouyon – a Dominican music characterised by high tempos and frantic percussion.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The song fuses Tamil folk music, Carnatic traditions, Western classical fugue and polka, with shifting tempos and finger snaps linking its contrasting sections.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Investors must contemplate the potential of violent price fluctuations if the shipping industry fails to quickly return to normal tempos.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Spiro favors crawling tempos and unadorned piano melodies, which leave more room for her husky voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Harmonic rhythm can be completely separate from other rhythms and tempos.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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