tempo
Example Sentences
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Emotional arcs are readily discernible, and there are surprising shifts in tempo and density.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
On a sweltering day, they could not play at a breakneck speed, could not bring that physical intensity to bear, and the quieter tempo almost suited them.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
There really is something undeniably moving about the track’s three opening chords: their warmth, the unhurried tempo, the gentle tone of the Rhodes electric piano.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Attendees at the 1864 premiere there included not only the Parisian elite but the composers Meyerbeer, Auber and Ambroise Thomas; in rehearsal, Rossini himself turned pages for the first pianist and nodded tempo instructions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
If one fellow in an orchestra was playing out of tune, or playing at a different tempo, the whole piece would naturally be ruined.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing tempo
It's About Time: Chron and Temp
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Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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