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Meaning of oom-pah | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A genre of Germanic music (especially Bavarian music) typically involving brass instruments.
    uncountable
  2. A bassline characteristic of such music, alternating lower and higher notes or chords on the beat, or in a mid-high-low-high sequence.
    uncountable

Examples

“An oom-pah bassline: {\clef bass<<{\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"muted trumpet"\repeat unfold4{c8r g,r”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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