Definitions
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- adjective music Having a fast
tempo . - adjective Having an aggressive
pace . - adverb music With a fast
tempo . - adverb With an aggressive pace.
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Examples
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Britney Spears could be releasing an "uptempo" and "high-energy" album, according to her producer Danja.
OMG, Music! 2010
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Rae's fans might be surprised to hear other songs on The Sea such as uptempo soul rockers The Blackest Lily, Paris Nights and New York Mornings, and Paper Dolls.
Toronto Sun 2010
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Rae's fans might be surprised to hear other songs on The Sea such as uptempo soul rockers The Blackest Lily, Paris Nights and New York Mornings, and Paper Dolls.
Toronto Sun 2010
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It's said to be more "uptempo" and more influenced by club music than anything he's released so far to date.
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Unfortunately, there is no practical way to have the computer analyze all songs and tell it to play only "uptempo", or "romantic", or "party" type songs, other than making playlists yourself (cumbersome) or sorting by genre (useless due to the differences in song tempoes).
OSNews 2009
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This week was a pretty "uptempo" set in worship at Grace.
BabuLife Babu 2008
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They'll be some uptempo stuff on the record, right?
Jon Chattman: Infamous "Idol" Cast-Off Pia Toscano: No Time Like the Present Jon Chattman 2011
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They'll be some uptempo stuff on the record, right?
Jon Chattman: Infamous "Idol" Cast-Off Pia Toscano: No Time Like the Present Jon Chattman 2011
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By the 1950s and 60s, James Brown was thrilling audiences with a new uptempo R&B, a style that went on to define rock and roll.
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In the hands of DJ and remix whiz Sammy Bananas, DJ Webstar's "Dancing on Me" transforms into an uptempo electropop tune with synth horns and wobbly dubstep bass flourishes, and "Pop Champagne" picks up speed to become a funky, slightly gritty house track.
Nightlife Agenda Fritz Hahn 2011
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