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Trending Musical Concepts in Brazil — the 7 days to 25 October 2026

The 96 most-viewed musical concepts on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (Portuguese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: synesthesia. Data as of 25 October 2026.

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synesthesia
neurological condition
📚 13 citations
340
views
2
note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
📚 6 citations
259
views
3
measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
📚 2 citations
167
views
4
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
📚 2 citations
109
views
5
cacophony
harsh sound
📚 1 citation
91
views
6
harmony
harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
📚 11 citations
86
views
7
soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
📚 6 citations
74
views
8
scale
succession of notes organized according to a model in ascending or descending order within an octave
📚 4 citations
67
views
9
chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
📚 5 citations
63
views
10
timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
📚 5 citations
59
views
11
harmonic series
sequence of sounds where the base frequency of each sound is an integer multiple of the lowest base frequency
📚 2 citations
58
views
12
time signature
time signature
specification of beats in a musical bar or measure
📚 2 citations
58
views
13
rest
interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a rest symbol indicating the length of the pause
📚 3 citations
57
views
14
Groove
Jazz technique
📚 1 citation
56
views
15
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
📚 9 citations
54
views
16
tessitura
musically acceptable range for a singer or musical instrument
📚 1 citation
53
views
17
coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
📚 2 citations
41
views
18
syncopation
rhythm that contains syncopation
📚 5 citations
40
views
19
tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
📚 6 citations
39
views
20
intonation
variation of pitch in speech
📚 6 citations
38
views
21
adagio
musical slow tempo indication; between largo and andante
📚 1 citation
37
views
22
pitch
pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
📚 7 citations
35
views
23
concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
📚 3 citations
33
views
24
allegro
fast musical tempo
30
views
25
music therapy
music therapy
use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders
📚 11 citations
29
views
26
da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
📚 1 citation
29
views
27
close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
📚 4 citations
26
views
28
mode
each of the sequences ordered by the notes within an octave according to the different sequences of tones and semitones
📚 5 citations
26
views
29
dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
📚 3 citations
26
views
30
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
📚 5 citations
25
views
31
meter
aspect of music
📚 2 citations
23
views
32
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
23
views
33
dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
📚 1 citation
22
views
34
drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
📚 4 citations
21
views
35
hymnal
collection of Christian or other religious hymns, usually in the form of a book
📚 3 citations
21
views
36
bridge
contrasting section of music
📚 2 citations
21
views
37
accidental
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
21
views
38
glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
📚 1 citation
20
views
39
accent
highlight a musical element by emphasizing its intensity, duration or pitch
📚 1 citation
18
views
40
movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
📚 3 citations
18
views
41
upbeat
unaccented note or group of notes that precedes the initial accented period of a musical phrase
📚 2 citations
18
views
42
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
📚 4 citations
17
views
43
refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
📚 8 citations
17
views
44
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
📚 1 citation 📰 44 stories · 44 sources
16
views
45
texture
way in which tempo, melody, and harmony are combined in a musical composition
📚 2 citations
14
views
46
neumatic notation
neumatic notation
neume notation system
📚 6 citations
14
views
47
encore
additional performance added to the end of a concert
📚 3 citations
14
views
48
scoring
the art and technique of making or adapting compositions for a group of instruments, especially the orchestra
📚 4 citations
13
views
49
blue note
music term; note that for expressive purposes is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
📚 1 citation
13
views
50
music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
📚 5 citations
12
views
51
agogics
change of speed or tempo when playing a fragment
📚 1 citation
11
views
52
backmasking
backward recording technique
📚 1 citation
10
views
53
percussion notation
musical Notation for Percussive Instruments
10
views
54
Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
📚 2 citations
9
views
55
guitar solo
melodic passage, instrumental section, or entire piece of music written for a classical guitar, electric guitar or an acoustic guitar
📚 2 citations
9
views
56
length
time that the vibrations produced by a sound last
📚 1 citation
9
views
57
Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
📚 4 citations
8
views
58
just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
📚 2 citations
8
views
59
polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
📚 4 citations
8
views
60
tutti
musical term meaning either a part of a musical piece performed by the whole orchestra or the use of the full organ
📚 1 citation
8
views
61
seventh
musical interval spanning six staff positions; either a major seventh (11 semitones) or a minor seventh (10 semitones) in a diatonic scale
📚 1 citation
8
views
62
inversion
musical term with meanings with respect to intervals, chords, voices, and melodies
📚 1 citation
7
views
63
Musica ficta
renaissance European music theory term to describe pitches
📚 1 citation
7
views
64
beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
📚 1 citation
6
views
65
cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
📚 4 citations
6
views
66
polychord
two or more chords, sounded at the same time
📚 2 citations
6
views
67
cantus firmus
pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition
📚 1 citation
6
views
68
instrument destruction
destruction of musical instruments
5
views
69
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
📚 1 citation
5
views
70
sight-singing
music term; reading and performing of a piece of music or song in music notation that the performer has not seen before
📚 3 citations
5
views
71
sequence
immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
📚 4 citations
5
views
72
rockism
belief that rock music is dependent on values such as authenticity and artfulness
📚 1 citation
5
views
73
graphic notation
representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notation
📚 3 citations
4
views
74
transposition
operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval
📚 2 citations
4
views
75
hexachord
six-note scale used in medieval music theory and teaching (solmization system)
📚 1 citation
4
views
76
part
section of a musical composition
📚 5 citations
4
views
77
obbligato
musical line that is indispensable in performance
📚 1 citation
4
views
78
groove machine
musical instrument designed for live, loop-based music
📚 1 citation
4
views
79
transcription
adaptation of a musical composition to a medium for which it wasn't initially written for
📚 2 citations
3
views
80
chord progression
succession formed by the repetition of a melodic or harmonic motif at a higher or lower degree
3
views
81
cell
smallest indivisible unit of music of rhythmic and melodic design
3
views
82
pedal point
sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts
📚 1 citation
3
views
83
augmentation
the musical technique of lengthening or widening of rhythm or interval
📚 1 citation
3
views
84
contrafactum
vocal music term; substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music
📚 4 citations
3
views
85
ossia
musical term
📚 1 citation
2
views
86
voice leading
decision-making consideration when arranging voices in musical composition
📚 2 citations
2
views
87
rare groove
soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure
📚 1 citation
2
views
88
maestoso
musical indication or marking
📚 1 citation
2
views
89
envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
2
views
90
introduction
musical term; opening section of a movement or separate piece
2
views
91
sustain
parameter of musical sound over time
📚 1 citation
1
views
92
reduction
music term; arrangement or transcription of an existing score or composition in which complexity is lessened to make analysis, performance, or practice easier or clearer
📚 1 citation
1
views
93
overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
📚 3 citations
1
views
94
method
music learning book; kind of textbook for a specified musical instrument or a selected problem of playing a certain instrument
📚 2 citations
1
views
95
musical development
process by which a musical idea is communicated in the course of a composition
📚 2 citations
1
views
96
walking bass
technique commonly used by jazz bassists and double bassits
1
views