U (German) abbreviation of und, and

 

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

 

Über (German) over, above, too

 

Übung (German) exercise

 

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

 

Uguale (Italian) equal

 

Uguali (Italian) equal

 

Ugualmente (Italian) equally

 

Ugualità (Italian) equality

 

Uguaglianza (Italian) equality

 

Ukelele a guitar-like instrument originating from Portugal but often associated with Hawaii with four strings and a long fingerboard

 

Ukulele a guitar-like instrument originating from Portugal but often associated with Hawaii with four strings and a long fingerboard

 

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

 

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 (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

 

Umakweyana a one string gourd instrument played by the women of Swaziland

 

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-beat a weak beat

 

Up-tempo music that is played with a fast, lively beat

 

Ursprünglich (German) original, originally

 

Urtext (German) original text

 

U.S.F. German abbreviation; und so fort, and so forth

 

U.S.W. German abbreviation; und so weiter, and so on

 

Utility music music to be played by anyone utilizing idioms in everyday use

 

Utogardon a string instrument from Moldova

 

 

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