Trending Musical Concepts in Brazil — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed musical concepts on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Portuguese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: synesthesia. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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synesthesia
neurological condition
1,320
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note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
871
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measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
668
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4
cacophony
harsh sound
545
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5
circle of fifths
relationship among the 12 tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major and minor keys; geometrical representation of relationships among the 12 pitch classes of the chromatic scale in pitch class space
434
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6
scale
succession of notes organized according to a model in ascending or descending order within an octave
433
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7
Groove
Jazz technique
319
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8
time signature
specification of beats in a musical bar or measure
317
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9
timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
311
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10
harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
307
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11
harmonic series
sequence of sounds where the base frequency of each sound is an integer multiple of the lowest base frequency
288
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12
soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
256
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13
chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
244
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14
music therapy
use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders
243
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15
syncopation
rhythm that contains syncopation
233
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16
adagio
musical slow tempo indication; between largo and andante
214
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17
tablature
score consisting of a music notation where letters, numbers or graphic symbols indicate the finger position on the instrument or the name of the notes
205
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18
pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
180
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19
tessitura
musically acceptable range for a singer or musical instrument
174
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20
rest
interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a rest symbol indicating the length of the pause
158
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21
dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
148
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22
Accidental (music)
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
145
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23
tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
142
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24
close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
140
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25
concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
139
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26
neumatic notation
neume notation system
126
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27
coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
126
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28
drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
119
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29
meter
aspect of music
118
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30
intonation
variation of pitch in speech
115
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31
length
time that the vibrations produced by a sound last
115
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32
sound effect
artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media
110
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33
refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
109
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34
mode
each of the sequences ordered by the notes within an octave according to the different sequences of tones and semitones
107
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35
dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
99
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36
da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
96
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37
Tie (music)
curved line written on the staff to group some notes, used to link notes of the same pitch, add note values and indicate the continuity of a phrase
95
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38
allegro
fast musical tempo
91
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39
hymnal
collection of Christian or other religious hymns, usually in the form of a book
87
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40
blue note
music term; note that for expressive purposes is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
84
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41
set list
handwritten or printed document created as an ordered list of songs, jokes, stories and other elements an artist intends to present during a specific performance
83
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42
bridge
contrasting section of music
80
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43
sequence
immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
73
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44
beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
68
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45
polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
68
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46
scoring
the art and technique of making or adapting compositions for a group of instruments, especially the orchestra
66
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47
upbeat
unaccented note or group of notes that precedes the initial accented period of a musical phrase
66
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48
envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
58
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49
agogics
change of speed or tempo when playing a fragment
56
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50
motif
short musical idea, a salient recurring figure, musical fragment or succession of notes that has some special importance in or is characteristic of a composition
55
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51
percussion notation
musical Notation for Percussive Instruments
51
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52
backmasking
backward recording technique
49
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53
Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
49
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54
movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
48
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55
music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
45
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56
fingering
a set of signs that recommends how to use an instrument, which fingers to use and in what position
42
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57
accent
highlight a musical element by emphasizing its intensity, duration or pitch
41
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58
guitar solo
melodic passage, instrumental section, or entire piece of music written for a classical guitar, electric guitar or an acoustic guitar
40
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59
transposition
operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval
38
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60
phrase
unit of musical meter that has a complete musical sense of its own, built from figures, motifs, and cells, and combining to form melodies, periods and larger sections
37
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61
encore
additional performance added to the end of a concert
36
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62
glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
36
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63
chord progression
succession formed by the repetition of a melodic or harmonic motif at a higher or lower degree
36
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64
introduction
musical term; opening section of a movement or separate piece
34
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65
texture
way in which tempo, melody, and harmony are combined in a musical composition
34
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66
cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
30
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67
cantus firmus
pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition
29
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68
part
section of a musical composition
29
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69
tutti
musical term meaning either a part of a musical piece performed by the whole orchestra or the use of the full organ
28
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70
inversion
musical term with meanings with respect to intervals, chords, voices, and melodies
23
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71
instrument destruction
destruction of musical instruments
22
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72
rockism
belief that rock music is dependent on values such as authenticity and artfulness
22
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73
figure
shortest idea in music, a short succession of notes
21
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74
Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
19
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75
sustain
parameter of musical sound over time
19
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76
obbligato
musical line that is indispensable in performance
19
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77
just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
19
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78
overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
18
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79
graphic notation
representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notation
16
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80
pedal point
sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts
15
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81
seventh
musical interval spanning six staff positions; either a major seventh (11 semitones) or a minor seventh (10 semitones) in a diatonic scale
14
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82
sight-singing
music term; reading and performing of a piece of music or song in music notation that the performer has not seen before
14
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83
transcription
adaptation of a musical composition to a medium for which it wasn't initially written for
13
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84
Musica ficta
renaissance European music theory term to describe pitches
12
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85
contrafactum
vocal music term; substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music
12
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86
cell
smallest indivisible unit of music of rhythmic and melodic design
12
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87
maestoso
musical indication or marking
10
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88
hexachord
six-note scale used in medieval music theory and teaching (solmization system)
9
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89
voice leading
decision-making consideration when arranging voices in musical composition
9
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90
rare groove
soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure
8
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91
parallel fifths
two consecutive perfect fifths that take place between the voices, achieved through parallel motion
8
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92
Notes inégales
musical performance practice
8
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93
polychord
two or more chords, sounded at the same time
8
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94
augmentation
the musical technique of lengthening or widening of rhythm or interval
7
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95
walking bass
technique commonly used by jazz bassists and double bassits
7
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96
groove machine
musical instrument designed for live, loop-based music
7
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97
method
music learning book; kind of textbook for a specified musical instrument or a selected problem of playing a certain instrument
7
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98
theme
musical melody on which a composition is based
7
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99
ossia
musical term
3
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100
musical development
process by which a musical idea is communicated in the course of a composition
3
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