Trending Musical Concepts in Germany this year
The 100 most-viewed musical concepts this year on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: circle of fifths.
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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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synesthesia
neurological condition
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diapason
pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance
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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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syncopated rhythm
rhythm that contains syncopation
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close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
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measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
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overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
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third
musical interval encompassing three staff positions; either a major third (four semitones) or a minor third (three semitones) in diatonic sc
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dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
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chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
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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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neumatic notation
neume notation system
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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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well temperament
class of musical tuning systems
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Tonartencharakter
musical concept
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soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
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glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
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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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coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
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timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
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evergreen
popular piece of music whose release dates back several years which is nevertheless often played by the media and listened to by the listene
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agogics
change of speed or tempo when playing a fragment
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adagio
musical slow tempo indication; between largo and andante
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note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
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Groove
Jazz technique
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da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
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drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
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refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
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cacophony
harsh sound
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fourth
musical interval spanning four staff positions
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repeat sign
musical notation indicating repetition
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tone
sound with a typical pitch; steady periodic sound; characterized by its duration, pitch, intensity (or loudness), and timbre (or quality)
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period
division in music
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Scale length
maximum vibrating length of the strings that produce sound
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Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
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just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
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allegro
fast musical tempo
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dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
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music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
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mensural notation
musical notation system used for European vocal polyphonic music
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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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bridge
contrasting section of music
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step
interval between two consecutive notes of the diatonic scale
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accent
highlight a musical element by emphasizing its intensity, duration or pitch
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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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sequence
immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
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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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intonation
variation of pitch in speech
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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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pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
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Oktavierung
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harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
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walking bass
technique commonly used by jazz bassists and double bassits
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cantus firmus
pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition
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polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
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seventh
musical interval spanning six staff positions; either a major seventh (11 semitones) or a minor seventh (10 semitones) in a diatonic scale
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modes of limited transposition
musical modes or scales that fulfill specific criteria relating to their symmetry and the repetition of their interval groups
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movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
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meter
aspect of music
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contrafactum
vocal music term; substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music
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andante
slow musical tempo, between adagio and allegro
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transposition
operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval
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Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
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Halbschluss
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revival
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musical expression mark
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backmasking
backward recording technique
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introduction
musical term; opening section of a movement or separate piece
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ambitus
range of musical scale degrees attributed to a given mode
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sixth
musical interval spanning six staff positions
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polyphony
alternative terms for polyphony
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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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square notation
musical notation of the Middle Ages, used in plainchant
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concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
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phrasing
unit of musical meter that has a complete musical sense of its own
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intonation
musician's realization of pitch accuracy, or the pitch accuracy of a musical instrument
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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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interrupted cadence
dominant chord cadence and VI. degree
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Original Hoch- und Deutschmeister
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envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
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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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Plagal cadence
musical cadence
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uptempo
musical term for fast, very fast or elevated tempo of played music
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tessitura
musically acceptable range for a singer or musical instrument
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beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
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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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Accidental (music)
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
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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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particella
an extensive, notated draft of a musical composition that sketches the distribution of the instruments in a reduced set of staves
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inversion
musical term with meanings with respect to intervals, chords, voices, and melodies
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flanging
electronic musical effect
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allegretto
moderately fast musical tempo
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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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microtone
music term; denotes a pitch (interval) that is less than a semitone
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concert hall
type of music venue
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transcription
adaptation of a musical composition to a medium for which it wasn't initially written for
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figure
shortest idea in music, a short succession of notes
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bitonality
simultaneous use of two musical keys
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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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