Trending Musical Concepts of all time
The 100 most-viewed musical concepts of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: time signature.
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time signature
specification of beats in a musical bar or measure
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chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
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soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
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coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
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circle of fifths
relationship among the 12 tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major and minor keys; geometr
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head voice
specific term regarding the human voice the definition of which can vary by art medium
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scoring
the art and technique of making or adapting compositions for a group of instruments, especially the orchestra
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LinnDrum
digital drum machine
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mode
each of the sequences ordered by the notes within an octave according to the different sequences of tones and semitones
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note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
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diatonic and chromatic
terms in music theory to characterize scales
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scale
succession of notes organized according to a model in ascending or descending order within an octave
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repeat sign
musical notation indicating repetition
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pelog
scale used in Indonesian gamelan music
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dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
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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
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just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
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pedal point
sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts
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pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
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parallel fifths
two consecutive perfect fifths that take place between the voices, achieved through parallel motion
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concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
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measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
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diapason
pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance
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polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
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music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
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bridge
contrasting section of music
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blue note
music term; note that for expressive purposes is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
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guitar solo
melodic passage, instrumental section, or entire piece of music written for a classical guitar, electric guitar or an acoustic guitar
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allegro
fast musical tempo
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overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
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cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
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Groove
Jazz technique
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fipple
constricted mouthpiece common to many end-blown flutes, such as the tin whistle and the recorder
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tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
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instrumentation
instrumental combination of a composition
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dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
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formalism
music term; concept that a composition's meaning is entirely determined by its form
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meter
aspect of music
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niente
musical dynamic
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rare groove
soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure
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musical development
process by which a musical idea is communicated in the course of a composition
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envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
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exposition
introductory thematic material of a musical composition
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mensural notation
musical notation system used for European vocal polyphonic music
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Rupak
tala in Hindustani music
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Musica ficta
renaissance European music theory term to describe pitches
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augmentation
the musical technique of lengthening or widening of rhythm or interval
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contrafactum
vocal music term; substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music
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voice leading
decision-making consideration when arranging voices in musical composition
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generative music
music that is ever-different and changing, created by a system
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tonewheel
electromechanical apparatus for generating electric musical notes
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Harmonic rhythm
speed at which musical chords succeed each other
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abbreviation
abbreviation in musical notation
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Plagal cadence
musical cadence
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sentence
complete, somewhat self-contained statement within musical composition
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tone
sound with a typical pitch; steady periodic sound; characterized by its duration, pitch, intensity (or loudness), and timbre (or quality)
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meke
term in the Fijian language
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hexachord
six-note scale used in medieval music theory and teaching (solmization system)
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tutti
musical term meaning either a part of a musical piece performed by the whole orchestra or the use of the full organ
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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
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alap
aspect of classical Indian music
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graphic notation
representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notation
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Khener
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period
division in music
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phrasing
unit of musical meter that has a complete musical sense of its own
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hymnal
collection of Christian or other religious hymns, usually in the form of a book
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ossia
musical term
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Musikalisches Würfelspiel
musical dice game used to randomly generate music
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Tacet
Musical term
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fingering
a set of signs that recommends how to use an instrument, which fingers to use and in what position
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heptachord
Series of seven tones
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sequence
immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
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concert hall
type of music venue
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Scale length
maximum vibrating length of the strings that produce sound
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walking bass
technique commonly used by jazz bassists and double bassits
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introduction
musical term; opening section of a movement or separate piece
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Musikdrama
German word that means a unity of prose and music
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rockism
belief that rock music is dependent on values such as authenticity and artfulness
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passage
complete, but not independent, musical idea
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contrapuntal motion
movement of two melodic lines with respect to each other
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Alafranga and alaturca
concepts in Ottoman and Turkish culture
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polychord
two or more chords, sounded at the same time
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five-limit tuning
tuning system for musical instruments
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Divisi
instruction to divide a single section of musical instruments
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tension
emotional effect in music
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part
section of a musical composition
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false relation
type of dissonance in polyphonic music
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Upper structure
Voicing approach in jazz
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melody type
set of melodic formulas, figures, and patterns.
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Arohana
ascending scale of a raga
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melodic motion
quality of movement of a melody, including nearness or farness of successive pitches or notes
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breath mark
music symbol
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diminution
musical term
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reduction
music term; arrangement or transcription of an existing score or composition in which complexity is lessened to make analysis, performance,
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Fioritura
complex embellishment of melodic lines
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musicality
musical term
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vernacular music
music term used to describe ordinary, everyday music such as popular and folk music
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satz
single member of a musical piece
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traditional blues verse
traditional lyrics used by blues singers to fill out their performances
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Synthetic scale
class of musical scales
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