The emphasis on a beat resulting in that beat being louder or longer than another in a measure. A musical instrument with a small keyboard and free-vibrating metal reeds that sound when air is generated by pleated bellows. Its style featured heavy amplification, instrumental improvisation, new sound technologies, and light shows. The melody is spun out at a regular but slow pace. The most common Western instruments of this category belong to the woodwind and brass families.
Bagpipes are aerophones frequently used in some traditional music.
See cut time . This march moves along at a regular, fast pace. Also contralto . Moderately slow or walking pace. This example proceeds at a slow walking pace.