Trending Musical Concepts in Brazil — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed musical concepts on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Portuguese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: synesthesia. Data as of 28 October 2026.
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synesthesia
neurological condition
1,429
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note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
940
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measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
737
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4
cacophony
harsh sound
562
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5
scale
succession of notes organized according to a model in ascending or descending order within an octave
491
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6
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
476
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7
time signature
specification of beats in a musical bar or measure
341
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8
Groove
Jazz technique
339
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9
timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
329
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10
harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
321
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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
317
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12
chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
277
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13
soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
271
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14
music therapy
use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders
251
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15
syncopation
rhythm that contains syncopation
251
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16
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
223
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17
adagio
musical slow tempo indication; between largo and andante
222
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18
sharp
musical sign (accidental) raising the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone (factor 2^(1/12))
208
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19
tessitura
musically acceptable range for a singer or musical instrument
194
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20
pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
191
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21
rest
interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a rest symbol indicating the length of the pause
177
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22
dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
156
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23
tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
154
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24
accidental
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
154
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25
close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
154
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26
concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
144
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27
flat
musical sign (accidental) lowering the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone (factor 2^(1/12))
144
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28
coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
138
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29
drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
137
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30
neumatic notation
neume notation system
131
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31
intonation
variation of pitch in speech
125
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32
meter
aspect of music
120
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33
natural
musical sign (accidental) cancelling previous accidentals returning the frequency of the note to the natural/original value
120
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34
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
118
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35
length
time that the vibrations produced by a sound last
116
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36
refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
114
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37
mode
each of the sequences ordered by the notes within an octave according to the different sequences of tones and semitones
113
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38
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
109
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39
dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
106
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40
da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
102
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41
hymnal
collection of Christian or other religious hymns, usually in the form of a book
98
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42
allegro
fast musical tempo
97
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43
blue note
music term; note that for expressive purposes is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
96
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44
bridge
contrasting section of music
93
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45
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
90
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46
upbeat
unaccented note or group of notes that precedes the initial accented period of a musical phrase
76
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47
sequence
immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
75
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48
scoring
the art and technique of making or adapting compositions for a group of instruments, especially the orchestra
74
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49
beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
73
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50
polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
72
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51
agogics
change of speed or tempo when playing a fragment
62
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52
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
62
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53
envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
59
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54
percussion notation
musical Notation for Percussive Instruments
58
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55
guitar solo
melodic passage, instrumental section, or entire piece of music written for a classical guitar, electric guitar or an acoustic guitar
54
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56
backmasking
backward recording technique
53
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57
Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
52
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58
movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
50
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59
music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
50
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60
accent
highlight a musical element by emphasizing its intensity, duration or pitch
44
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61
stopping
set of signs that recommends how to use an instrument, which fingers and hand gestures to use and in what position
43
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62
transposition
operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval
40
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63
glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
39
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64
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
39
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65
texture
way in which tempo, melody, and harmony are combined in a musical composition
39
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66
encore
additional performance added to the end of a concert
37
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67
chord progression
succession formed by the repetition of a melodic or harmonic motif at a higher or lower degree
37
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68
introduction
musical term; opening section of a movement or separate piece
36
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69
cantus firmus
pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition
35
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70
tutti
musical term meaning either a part of a musical piece performed by the whole orchestra or the use of the full organ
32
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71
cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
32
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72
part
section of a musical composition
29
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73
inversion
musical term with meanings with respect to intervals, chords, voices, and melodies
27
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74
just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
23
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75
instrument destruction
destruction of musical instruments
22
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76
rockism
belief that rock music is dependent on values such as authenticity and artfulness
22
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77
figure
shortest idea in music, a short succession of notes
21
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78
Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
21
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79
obbligato
musical line that is indispensable in performance
20
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80
sustain
parameter of musical sound over time
20
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81
overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
20
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82
pedal point
sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts
20
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83
graphic notation
representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notation
19
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84
largo
musical tempo indication
17
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85
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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86
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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87
transcription
adaptation of a musical composition to a medium for which it wasn't initially written for
13
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88
Musica ficta
renaissance European music theory term to describe pitches
12
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89
cell
smallest indivisible unit of music of rhythmic and melodic design
12
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90
contrafactum
vocal music term; substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music
12
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91
polychord
two or more chords, sounded at the same time
10
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92
voice leading
decision-making consideration when arranging voices in musical composition
10
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93
maestoso
musical indication or marking
10
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94
rare groove
soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure
9
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95
hexachord
six-note scale used in medieval music theory and teaching (solmization system)
9
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96
Notes inégales
musical performance practice
8
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97
parallel fifths
two consecutive perfect fifths that take place between the voices, achieved through parallel motion
8
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98
augmentation
the musical technique of lengthening or widening of rhythm or interval
8
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99
theme
musical melody on which a composition is based
7
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100
walking bass
technique commonly used by jazz bassists and double bassits
7
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