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downbeat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | beat, musical rhythm, rhythm |
Examples of downbeat
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After the weeklong vacation ends next week, the mood will be decidedly downbeat.
From the businessweek.com
A batch of downbeat reports had investors taking a bleaker view of the recovery.
From the sacbee.com
Companies are downbeat about profits, capital spending, and employment prospects.
From the businessweek.com
Accordingly, the mood of climate alarmists going into Cancun is visibly downbeat.
From the ecocentric.blogs.time.com
Gatland was not downbeat despite his side extending their winless run to eight.
From the independent.co.uk
Some stocks and sectors saw selling Monday as analysts issued downbeat forecasts.
From the al.com
For a major Hollywood film from its era, this is an uncommonly downbeat endeavor.
From the usatoday.com
I certainly don't believe people in Manchester or Glasgow would be so downbeat.
From the expressandstar.com
That added to the downbeat tone, which saw investors spurn risk-sensitive assets.
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
- The first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
- Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. ...
- The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke); sad or pessimistic
- A beat falling on the numbers of the time signature as opposed to an upbeat which falls in the space between these numbers. e.g. A downbeat in 4/4 time is a beat which occurs on either the first, second, third or fourth beats.
- The "main" pulse as it relates to the rest of the measure. If you have 8 eighth notes in a bar of 4/4 time, beats 1, 2, 3 and 4 would be considered the downbeat. The "and" of 1, "and" of 2, "and" of 3, and "and" of 4 would be the upbeat.
- October 1992, p. 41; January 1995, p. 51.
- The downward stroke of the hand in beating time, which marks the primary or first accent in each measure, hence the accent itself.
- The beat given the strongest accent, at the beginning of a bar.
- One of the most important signals a conductor gives is drawing the baton straight down. That tells the musicians when a new measure of music begins. It takes students practice to follow the downbeat precisely.
