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transposition

operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval
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transposition

Summary

transposition is a musical concept[1]. transposition draws 374 Wikipedia views per month (musical_concept category, ranking #74 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • transposition's instance of is recorded as musical concept[3].
  • transposition is a type of symmetry of music[4].
  • transposition's Commons category is recorded as Transposition (music)[5].
  • transposition's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[6].
  • transposition's described by source is recorded as Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[7].
  • transposition's described by source is recorded as Muzykal’naya entsiklopediya[8].
  • transposition's different from is recorded as modulation[9].

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Definition and Type

transposition's instance of is recorded as musical concept[3]. transposition is a type of symmetry of music[4].

Why It Matters

transposition draws 374 Wikipedia views per month (musical_concept category, ranking #74 of 193).[2] transposition has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] transposition is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_transposition_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{transposition}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/transposition}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → symmetry of music
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12, Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15), Muzykal’naya entsiklopediya
    Different from → modulation
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29837, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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