vamp
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- noun
- /væmp/
- Specialized
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vamp (música)
- The musician played a short vamp on the piano to introduce the soloist.
- a chord vamp
- a keyboard vamp
Examples
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Much rock and pop music uses simple, repeated harmonic patterns and bass lines, often referred to as "vamps."
Academic text (2001) -
A vamp often needs to change in the course of a piece to maintain some harmonic interest.
Academic text (2001) -
So, Eddie, I think, you have two bars, a vamp, to bring us in, right?
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Bebop: This is a simple vamp, a comment on his comment, 'cause everything he plays sounds right.
Fiction book (1993) -
And they kick into this song called "Hounds of Winter," and they go to this out vamp.
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For Hawaiian songs in 2/4 or 4/4 meter, teach this Hawaiian chord vamp for introducing songs:
Academic text (1992) -
During the performance, they used a vamp to fill in between the singer's verses.
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In jazz, a typical vamp consists of a repeated chord progression.
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vamp in music is a short repeated backing, like a musical 'patch' that keeps the song going until the singer or soloist returns. So a vamp is used to fill time and give a steady support for improvisation.