Trending Musical Concepts in Brazil this year
The 81 most-viewed musical concepts this year on Wikipedia (Brazil). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: synesthesia.
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synesthesia
neurological condition
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measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
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note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
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scale
succession of notes organized according to a model in ascending or descending order within an octave
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circle of fifths
relationship among the 12 tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major and minor keys; geometr
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chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
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harmonic series
sequence of sounds where the base frequency of each sound is an integer multiple of the lowest base frequency
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time signature
specification of beats in a musical bar or measure
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tessitura
musically acceptable range for a singer or musical instrument
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Groove
Jazz technique
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rest
interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a rest symbol indicating the length of the pause
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drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
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timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
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syncopated rhythm
rhythm that contains syncopation
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tablature
score consisting of a music notation where letters, numbers or graphic symbols indicate the finger position on the instrument or the name of
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cacophony
harsh sound
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soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
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close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
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guitar solo
melodic passage, instrumental section, or entire piece of music written for a classical guitar, electric guitar or an acoustic guitar
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harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
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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
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bridge
contrasting section of music
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blue note
music term; note that for expressive purposes is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
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tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
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coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
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hymnal
collection of Christian or other religious hymns, usually in the form of a book
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pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
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upbeat
unaccented note or group of notes that precedes the initial accented period of a musical phrase
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intonation
variation of pitch in speech
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Accidental (music)
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
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sound effect
artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live per
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music therapy
use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders
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dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
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adagio
musical slow tempo indication; between largo and andante
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scoring
the art and technique of making or adapting compositions for a group of instruments, especially the orchestra
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motif
short musical idea, a salient recurring figure, musical fragment or succession of notes that has some special importance in or is characteri
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percussion notation
musical Notation for Percussive Instruments
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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
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dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
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agogics
change of speed or tempo when playing a fragment
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cantus firmus
pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition
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mode
each of the sequences ordered by the notes within an octave according to the different sequences of tones and semitones
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da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
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allegro
fast musical tempo
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concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
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texture
way in which tempo, melody, and harmony are combined in a musical composition
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neumatic notation
neume notation system
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pedal point
sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts
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music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
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refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
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beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
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just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
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backmasking
backward recording technique
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polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
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tutti
musical term meaning either a part of a musical piece performed by the whole orchestra or the use of the full organ
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inversion
musical term with meanings with respect to intervals, chords, voices, and melodies
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Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
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glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
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graphic notation
representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notation
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accent
highlight a musical element by emphasizing its intensity, duration or pitch
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sequence
immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
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cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
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introduction
musical term; opening section of a movement or separate piece
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meter
aspect of music
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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, p
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polychord
two or more chords, sounded at the same time
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transposition
operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval
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overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
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movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
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Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
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envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
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fingering
a set of signs that recommends how to use an instrument, which fingers to use and in what position
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length
time that the vibrations produced by a sound last
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encore
additional performance added to the end of a concert
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augmentation
the musical technique of lengthening or widening of rhythm or interval
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chord progression
succession formed by the repetition of a melodic or harmonic motif at a higher or lower degree
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sustain
parameter of musical sound over time
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voice leading
decision-making consideration when arranging voices in musical composition
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musical development
process by which a musical idea is communicated in the course of a composition
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obbligato
musical line that is indispensable in performance
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rare groove
soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure
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