downbeats
Accented musical moments
Downbeats are the first beats of musical measures—the moments when a conductor's baton moves downward.
These beats typically receive the strongest emphasis in a piece.
Figuratively, downbeats can mean low points or depressing moments: The film's few downbeats are offset by its overall optimism.
Arterial blood throb
- accentRegional speech pattern
- measureUnit of quantity
- barDrinking establishment
- oneLowest positive integer
count · emphasis · stress · syncopation · backbeat · groove · pattern · time signature
Foot-operated percussion instrument
- bass drumLarge mallet-struck cylinder
- snareDevice for catching prey
- hi-hatPedal-controlled cymbal pair
- cymbalStruck metal percussion disc
tabla · bodhrán · conga · timpani · sticking · stroke · mallet · drumhead
Slender rod for leading
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- cueTrigger for action
- cutoffPoint of termination
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
entrance · fermata · attack · release · subdivision · tempo marking · orchestral · choral
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- compingImprovised chordal accompaniment
walking bass · ride cymbal · four-on-the-floor · drop · bomb · feathering · syncopated · ahead
pulse
Arterial blood throb
one · count · emphasis · stress · syncopation · backbeat · groove · pattern · time signature · meter
kick drum
Foot-operated percussion instrument
- bass drumLarge mallet-struck cylinder
- snareDevice for catching prey
- hi-hatPedal-controlled cymbal pair
cymbal · tabla · bodhrán · conga · timpani · sticking · stroke · mallet · drumhead · rim
baton
Slender rod for leading
pattern · entrance · fermata · attack · release · subdivision · tempo marking · orchestral · choral · band director
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
comping · walking bass · ride cymbal · four-on-the-floor · drop · bomb · feathering · syncopated · ahead · behind
downbeatsupbeats
Unaccented musical pulses
offbeats · backbeats · syncopations · and
downbeatsupbeats
Unaccented musical pulses
high points · bright spots · highlights · silver linings · positives