temponoun
uk/ˈtem.pəʊ/us/ˈtem.poʊ/plural tempos or specialized tempi[ C ] the speed at which an event happens:
We're going to have to up the tempo (= work faster) if we want to finish on time.
[ C or U ] specialized music the speed at which a piece of music is played:
a change in tempo
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Technical music terms
- accidental
- adagio
- allegro
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr
- arrange
- cadence
- harmonic
- harmony
- key signature
- legato
- mike check
- motif
- timbre
- tuning
- twelve-tone
- twelve-tone scale
- unison
- up-tempo
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