up beat

Definition von up beat im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
upbeat: An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase
upbeat: Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat
upbeat: {s} optimistic, cheerful
upbeat: {i} (Music) unaccented beat that precedes an accented downbeat; upward movement of the hand made by a musical conductor to indicate an unaccented beat
upbeat: a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
upbeat: Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc
upbeat: pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
upbeat: Refers to the very beginning of each beat If a measure is counted 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and then the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 are considered to be the down-beat, while each 'and' count is the Up-beat and refers to the strongest or accented beats in each measure In 4/4-time music the downbeats are the 1 and the 3 (The upbeats are 2 and 4)
upbeat: In music, the upbeat is the beat before the first beat of the bar. downbeat. positive and making you feel that good things will happen downbeat
upbeat: an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
upbeat: If people or their opinions are upbeat, they are cheerful and hopeful about a situation. The Defense Secretary gave an upbeat assessment of the war so far Neil's colleagues say he was actually in a joking, upbeat mood = positive
upbeat: One or more notes occurring before the first bar line, as necessitated by the text for the purpose of desirable accent The unaccented beat of a measure
upbeat: The last beat of a measure, a weak beat, which anticipates the downbeat, the first beat of the next measure [Rhythm]