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Grammar : Noun
Spell : tem-poh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛm poʊ

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Définition of tempo

Origin :
  • "relative speed of a piece of music," 1724, from Italian tempo, literally "time" (plural tempi), from Latin tempus (genitive temporis) "time" (see temporal). Extended to non-musical senses 1898.
  • noun beat, rhythm
Example sentences :
  • And outside that foul transparent pit the tempo quickened also.
  • Extract from : « Under Arctic Ice » by H.G. Winter
  • The ticking did not change its tempo until she came to her waist.
  • Extract from : « The Moon is Green » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
  • Tempo: Adagio lamentoso, with occasionally a rise to andante maesto.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken
  • He speaks of three kinds of tempo—lively, moderate and slow.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of the Art of Music » by W. S. B. Mathews
  • He and his baton are your friends and are giving you your tempo.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn
  • These steps are done in eight measures of 4/4 tempo, in the center of the stage.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn
  • These two steps are done in four measures of 4/4 tempo in the centre of the stage.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn
  • These are done in eight measures of 4/4 tempo in the centre of the stage.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn
  • By increasing the tempo of the 2-4 March it becomes the One Step dance.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn
  • Then I may pick out a waltz number and try a few steps to that ¾ tempo.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn

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