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U (German) abbreviation of und, and
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Uakti a character from Brazilian Indian mythology who charmed the local women by turning the wind into sound with the holes in his body. The local men became jealous, killed Uakti, and buried him in the forest. Legend has it that four palm trees grew from his grave, and the Indians made instruments from the trees’ branches
Ub…
Über (German) over, above, too
Übung (German) exercise
Ud…
Ud (Arabic) a short necked, fretless Middle Eastern and North African lute, one of the most important instrument in Arabic classical music, the direct ancestor of the European lute
Ug…
Uguale (Italian) equal
Uguali (Italian) equal
Ugualmente (Italian) equally
Ugualità (Italian) equality
Uguaglianza (Italian) equality
Uk…
Ukelele a guitar-like instrument originating from Portugal but often associated with Hawaii with four strings and a long fingerboard
Ul…
Ullogaun Irish lament
Ultima (Italian) last
Ultimo (Italian) last
Ultrasonic of or relating to acoustic frequencies above the range audible to the human ear
Ultrasound of or relating to acoustic frequencies above the range audible to the human ear
Um…
Umano (Italian) human
Umana (Italian) human
Umkehrung (German) turning round, reversal, inversion
Umore (Italian) humor
Umstimmen (German) to tune in a non-standard manner
Un…
Un (French) a, an, one
Un’ (Italian) a, an, one
Una (Italian) a, an, one
Una corda (Italian) one string
Und (German) and
Une (French) a, an, one
Uneven Frets Frets on a guitar that are irregular in height compromising balance, tone, clarity, & sustain. See Dressing the Frets on a Classical Guitar
Ungebunden (German) free unconstrained
Ungeduld (German) impatience
Ungeduldig (German) impatient
Ungefähr (German) about, approximately
Ungestüm (German) impetuous
Ungezwungen (German) easy-going, natural, unforced
Ungherese (Italian) Hungarian
Unheimlich (German) uncanny
Uni (French) united, smooth
Unie (French) united, smooth
Unies (French) united, smooth
Unis (French) united, smooth
Unison the interval between two identical notes
Uniti (Italian) united, reunited
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Umakweyana a one string gourd instrument played by the women of Swaziland
Un…
Unmeasured music music where the performer is free to determine the rhythm, free rhythm
Unmerklich (German) imperceptible
Uno (Italian) a, an, one
Un peu (French) a little, rather
Un po’ (Italian) a little, rather
Un poco (Italian) a little, rather
Unravelling an arpeggiation or spinning out of structures
Unruhe (German) disquiet, without peace, restless
Unschuldig (German) innocent
Unten (German) under
Unter (German) below
Up…
Up-beat a weak beat
Up-tempo music that is played with a fast, lively beat
Ur…
Ursprünglich (German) original, originally
Urtext (German) original text
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U.S.F. German abbreviation; und so fort, and so forth
U.S.W. German abbreviation; und so weiter, and so on
Ut…
Utility music music to be played by anyone utilizing idioms in everyday use
Utogardon a string instrument from Moldova