downbeat Meaning & Definition

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Meaning of downbeat In English

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Examples of downbeat

  • The sharp tutti attack is now the direct result of a turntable scratch, and it marks the syncopated downbeats of chopped and sampled breaks.

  • Its title, too, is unfashionably downbeat, promising no fabulous journey to the centre of the mind, no explanation of consciousness, no epiphany.

  • The last of these reflected the downbeat, darkly realistic nature of the writing.

  • On examination, typically in addition to downbeat nystagmus, lower cranial nerve palsies and both gait and limb ataxia are noted.

  • This is an attractive pattern because it provides four accents over two measures, and all except the initial downbeat are syncopated.

  • But this can also result from a tendency to overemphasize downbeats so that momentum ebbs.

  • For those who value planning, the general tenor is downbeat.

  • The repetition of the harmonics in measure 2 helps us to hear a downbeat despite the tied note in the bass.

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