Trending Musical Concepts in Japan — October 2026
The 100 most-viewed musical concepts on Wikipedia, October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: synesthesia. Data as of 1 November 2026.
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48,830
Total Views (October 2026)
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synesthesia
neurological condition
3,285
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2
Groove
Jazz technique
1,985
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3
syncopation
rhythm that contains syncopation
1,922
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4
overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
1,883
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5
soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
1,729
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6
chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
1,669
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7
cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
1,615
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8
scale
succession of notes organized according to a model in ascending or descending order within an octave
1,468
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9
harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
1,247
views
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10
music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
1,195
views
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11
polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
1,130
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12
just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
1,123
views
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13
Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
1,092
views
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14
note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
1,031
views
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15
meter
aspect of music
931
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16
encore
additional performance added to the end of a concert
908
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17
hard rock / heavy metal
musical concept; super genre
884
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18
dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
810
views
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19
blue note
music term; note that for expressive purposes is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
782
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20
intonation
variation of pitch in speech
653
views
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21
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
641
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22
glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
629
views
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23
pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
614
views
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24
coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
602
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25
upbeat
unaccented note or group of notes that precedes the initial accented period of a musical phrase
584
views
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26
concert hall
type of music venue
530
views
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27
neumatic notation
neume notation system
527
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28
relative pitch
the ability to identify a given musical interval between two notes
519
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29
mode
each of the sequences ordered by the notes within an octave according to the different sequences of tones and semitones
513
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30
da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
490
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31
sharp
musical sign (accidental) raising the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone (factor 2^(1/12))
482
views
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32
standard
well-known musical composition, considered part of the "standard repertoire" of one or more musical genres
471
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33
timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
460
views
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34
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
419
views
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35
scoring
the art and technique of making or adapting compositions for a group of instruments, especially the orchestra
413
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36
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
398
views
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37
drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
397
views
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38
flat
musical sign (accidental) lowering the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone (factor 2^(1/12))
374
views
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39
close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
369
views
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40
modes of limited transposition
musical modes or scales that fulfill specific criteria relating to their symmetry and the repetition of their interval groups
365
views
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41
adagio
musical slow tempo indication; between largo and andante
355
views
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42
chord progression
succession formed by the repetition of a melodic or harmonic motif at a higher or lower degree
355
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43
obbligato
musical line that is indispensable in performance
345
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44
agogics
change of speed or tempo when playing a fragment
344
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45
Western music
music genre
334
views
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46
song structure
arrangement of a song, part of the songwriting process
331
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47
accidental
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
331
views
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48
musical tuning
adjusting an instrument or voice to play in tune
324
views
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49
beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
311
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50
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
305
views
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51
rare groove
soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure
299
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52
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
293
views
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53
tutti
musical term meaning either a part of a musical piece performed by the whole orchestra or the use of the full organ
293
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54
fill
short musical passage, riff, or rhythmic sound
290
views
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55
attacca
musical concept
282
views
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56
tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
281
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57
stopping
set of signs that recommends how to use an instrument, which fingers and hand gestures to use and in what position
259
views
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58
tone
sound with a typical pitch; steady periodic sound; characterized by its duration, pitch, intensity (or loudness), and timbre (or quality)
247
views
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59
refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
246
views
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60
envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
243
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61
strong beat
beat of the measure with metric accent, the first in binary and ternary rhythms
241
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62
movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
226
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63
三分損益法
220
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64
slur
type of ligature indicating that the group of notes it comprises should be interpreted legato
218
views
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65
mensural notation
musical notation system used for European vocal polyphonic music
214
views
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66
sustain
parameter of musical sound over time
212
views
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67
concert pitch
pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance
211
views
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68
natural
musical sign (accidental) cancelling previous accidentals returning the frequency of the note to the natural/original value
209
views
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69
Tacet
Musical term
207
views
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70
tension
emotional effect in music
201
views
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71
music therapy
use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders
188
views
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72
texture
way in which tempo, melody, and harmony are combined in a musical composition
185
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73
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
180
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74
dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
176
views
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75
part
section of a musical composition
171
views
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76
graphic notation
representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notation
158
views
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77
head voice
specific term regarding the human voice the definition of which can vary by art medium
145
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78
transcription
adaptation of a musical composition to a medium for which it wasn't initially written for
143
views
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79
flanging
electronic musical effect
137
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80
Notes inégales
musical performance practice
134
views
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81
Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
129
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82
measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
128
views
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83
concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
128
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84
transposition
operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval
123
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85
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
120
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86
LinnDrum
digital drum machine
105
views
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87
sequence
immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
100
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88
formalism
music term; concept that a composition's meaning is entirely determined by its form
98
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89
condensed score
format of notated music that consists of a score in which the number of staves is reduced to two or a few, generally organized by instrumental sections or vocal parts, and often with cues for individual parts
94
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90
pedal point
sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts
85
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91
well temperament
class of musical tuning systems
83
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92
Sound post
part inside a stringed instrument
80
views
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93
cacophony
harsh sound
80
views
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94
Non-retrogradable rhythm
78
views
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95
musicality
"sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music" or "the quality or state of being musical", and is used to refer to specific if vaguely defined qualities in pieces and/or genres of music, such as melodiousness and harmoniousness
75
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96
method
music learning book; kind of textbook for a specified musical instrument or a selected problem of playing a certain instrument
71
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97
pelog
scale used in Indonesian gamelan music
70
views
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98
slendro
pentatonic scale used in Indonesian gamelan music
68
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99
cantus firmus
pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition
67
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100
introduction
musical term; opening section of a movement or separate piece
65
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