Trending Musical Concepts in Japan — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed musical concepts on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: synesthesia. Data as of 28 October 2026.
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Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
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synesthesia
neurological condition
3,833
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2
Groove
Jazz technique
2,197
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3
overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
2,038
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4
syncopation
rhythm that contains syncopation
2,028
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5
soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
1,834
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6
chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
1,811
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7
scale
succession of notes organized according to a model in ascending or descending order within an octave
1,716
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8
music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
1,599
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9
polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
1,374
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10
cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
1,346
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11
just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
1,237
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12
note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
1,215
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13
harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
1,191
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14
meter
aspect of music
1,150
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15
blue note
music term; note that for expressive purposes is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
904
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16
dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
852
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17
Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
839
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18
encore
additional performance added to the end of a concert
764
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19
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
729
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20
glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
720
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21
intonation
variation of pitch in speech
656
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22
concert hall
type of music venue
651
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23
coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
612
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24
pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
602
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25
upbeat
unaccented note or group of notes that precedes the initial accented period of a musical phrase
579
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26
relative pitch
the ability to identify a given musical interval between two notes
575
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27
sharp
musical sign (accidental) raising the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone (factor 2^(1/12))
551
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28
scoring
the art and technique of making or adapting compositions for a group of instruments, especially the orchestra
532
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29
hard rock / heavy metal
musical concept; super genre
529
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30
drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
528
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31
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
522
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32
flat
musical sign (accidental) lowering the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone (factor 2^(1/12))
482
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33
da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
475
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34
neumatic notation
neume notation system
464
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35
mode
each of the sequences ordered by the notes within an octave according to the different sequences of tones and semitones
460
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36
standard
well-known musical composition, considered part of the "standard repertoire" of one or more musical genres
458
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37
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
449
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38
timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
447
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39
adagio
musical slow tempo indication; between largo and andante
421
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40
tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
407
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41
beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
394
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42
chord progression
succession formed by the repetition of a melodic or harmonic motif at a higher or lower degree
387
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43
obbligato
musical line that is indispensable in performance
379
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44
accidental
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
375
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45
close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
371
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46
tutti
musical term meaning either a part of a musical piece performed by the whole orchestra or the use of the full organ
364
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47
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
362
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48
rare groove
soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure
360
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49
modes of limited transposition
musical modes or scales that fulfill specific criteria relating to their symmetry and the repetition of their interval groups
359
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50
tension
emotional effect in music
347
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51
Western music
music genre
344
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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
341
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53
agogics
change of speed or tempo when playing a fragment
339
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54
stopping
set of signs that recommends how to use an instrument, which fingers and hand gestures to use and in what position
322
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55
musical tuning
adjusting an instrument or voice to play in tune
313
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56
movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
308
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57
tone
sound with a typical pitch; steady periodic sound; characterized by its duration, pitch, intensity (or loudness), and timbre (or quality)
301
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58
fill
short musical passage, riff, or rhythmic sound
300
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59
song structure
arrangement of a song, part of the songwriting process
298
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60
music therapy
use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders
287
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61
concert pitch
pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance
269
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62
measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
251
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63
dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
251
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64
sustain
parameter of musical sound over time
247
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65
envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
246
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66
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
244
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67
refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
243
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68
graphic notation
representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notation
230
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69
concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
226
views
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70
slur
type of ligature indicating that the group of notes it comprises should be interpreted legato
226
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71
attacca
musical concept
226
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72
strong beat
beat of the measure with metric accent, the first in binary and ternary rhythms
216
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73
Tacet
Musical term
211
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74
head voice
specific term regarding the human voice the definition of which can vary by art medium
190
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75
natural
musical sign (accidental) cancelling previous accidentals returning the frequency of the note to the natural/original value
188
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76
texture
way in which tempo, melody, and harmony are combined in a musical composition
182
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77
part
section of a musical composition
174
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78
transcription
adaptation of a musical composition to a medium for which it wasn't initially written for
173
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79
mensural notation
musical notation system used for European vocal polyphonic music
171
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80
Notes inégales
musical performance practice
163
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81
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
162
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82
flanging
electronic musical effect
160
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83
三分損益法
159
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84
Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
158
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85
limit
mathematical characterization of the harmonic complexity of music; way of characterizing the harmony found in a piece or genre of music, or the harmonies that can be made using a particular scale
136
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86
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
127
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87
transposition
operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval
123
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88
LinnDrum
digital drum machine
121
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89
pedal point
sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts
117
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90
sequence
immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
113
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91
formalism
music term; concept that a composition's meaning is entirely determined by its form
105
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92
Sound post
part inside a stringed instrument
101
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93
well temperament
class of musical tuning systems
99
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94
Non-retrogradable rhythm
94
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95
pelog
scale used in Indonesian gamelan music
94
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96
theme
musical melody on which a composition is based
84
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97
slendro
pentatonic scale used in Indonesian gamelan music
81
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98
cacophony
harsh sound
73
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99
fipple
constricted mouthpiece common to many end-blown flutes, such as the tin whistle and the recorder
72
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100
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
71
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