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diminution

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diminution

Summary

diminution is a musical concept[1]. diminution draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (musical_concept category, ranking #85 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • diminution's instance of is recorded as musical concept[3].
  • diminution's instance of is recorded as ornament[4].
  • diminution's instance of is recorded as music performance technique[5].
  • diminution's instance of is recorded as musical interpretation[6].
  • diminution's instance of is recorded as musical improvisation[7].
  • diminution's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diminished intervals[8].
  • diminution's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[9].
  • diminution's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include musical concept[3], ornament[4], music performance technique[5], musical interpretation[6], and musical improvisation[7].

Why It Matters

diminution draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (musical_concept category, ranking #85 of 193).[2] diminution has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] diminution is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

musical improvisation

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Riemann's Music Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Instance of → musical concept, ornament, music performance technique +2
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Diminished intervals
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29871, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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