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tempi

American

[tem-pee] / ˈtɛm pi /

noun

a plural of tempo.

tempi British

/ ˈtɛmpiː /

noun

(in musical senses) the plural of tempo

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Conductor Eun Sun Kim, her tempi flexible and unindulgent and her dynamics well-calibrated, never forgot that “Parsifal” is an opera, not a religious service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

His 2018 recording clocked at 58:39, part of a three-CD package that contains two discs of the conductor discussing tempi decisions.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023

I’d map out the terrain of the evening and the tempi of movements as though plotting a hike into someone else’s imagination.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2022

Declining White’s King’s Gambit is perfectly playable for Black, but allowing the king’s bishop to be traded off and wasting several tempi with the queen’s knight get Blood into quick trouble.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2021

The following are some terms and their beats per minute to help you gauge different tempi.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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