Oom-pah-pah

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A variant of oom-pah played in triple time. uncountable

    "An oom-pah-pah bassline: {\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"trumpet"\time3/4\tempo4=160\clef bass\repeat unfold2{c-.-.g,-.-."

Example

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"An oom-pah-pah bassline: {\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"trumpet"\time3/4\tempo4=160\clef bass\repeat unfold2{c-.-.g,-.-."

Etymology

Onomatopoeia of the rhythm.

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