Trending Musical Concepts in Spain this year
The 100 most-viewed musical concepts this year on Wikipedia (Spain). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: synesthesia.
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synesthesia
neurological condition
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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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soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
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time signature
specification of beats in a musical bar or measure
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note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
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harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
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chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
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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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tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
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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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Chévere
Spanish music-related term
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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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syncopated rhythm
rhythm that contains syncopation
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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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cacophony
harsh sound
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coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
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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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timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
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allegro
fast musical tempo
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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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adagio
musical slow tempo indication; between largo and andante
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accent
highlight a musical element by emphasizing its intensity, duration or pitch
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beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
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drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
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dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
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musical style
characteristic uses of instrumentation, production, and musical ideas to fit within a genre
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Accidental (music)
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
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Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
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measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
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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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neumatic notation
neume notation system
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da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
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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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refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
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mensural notation
musical notation system used for European vocal polyphonic music
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music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
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intonation
variation of pitch in speech
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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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texture
way in which tempo, melody, and harmony are combined in a musical composition
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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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glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
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pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
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encore
additional performance added to the end of a concert
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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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movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
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transposition
operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval
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andante
slow musical tempo, between adagio and allegro
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repeat sign
musical notation indicating repetition
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meter
aspect of music
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diatonic and chromatic
terms in music theory to characterize scales
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concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
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inversion
musical term with meanings with respect to intervals, chords, voices, and melodies
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dissonance
a set of sounds that the ear perceives with tension and for that reason, tends to reject them
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diminuendo
musical term indicating a gradual decrease in dynamic strength
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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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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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fusion music genre
musical genre that originated as a hybrid form of two other genres
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moderato
moderate musical tempo between andante and allegro
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bridge
contrasting section of music
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Western music
music genre
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cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
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length
time that the vibrations produced by a sound last
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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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sotto voce
intentionally lowering the volume of one's voice for emphasis
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relaciones, aros, bombas
Spanish-language musical terms with similar meaning
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backmasking
backward recording technique
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part
section of a musical composition
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hymnal
collection of Christian or other religious hymns, usually in the form of a book
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close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
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crescendo
musical term indicating a gradual increase in dynamic strength
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Tacet
Musical term
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forte
dynamic nuance that a musical fragment should sound with great sonic intensity
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cantus firmus
pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition
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step
interval between two consecutive notes of the diatonic scale
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formalism
music term; concept that a composition's meaning is entirely determined by its form
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maestoso
musical indication or marking
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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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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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overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
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relative pitch
the ability to identify a given musical interval between two notes
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parallel fifths
two consecutive perfect fifths that take place between the voices, achieved through parallel motion
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theme
musical melody on which a composition is based
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fourth
musical interval spanning four staff positions
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sixth
musical interval spanning six staff positions
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diapason
pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance
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ambitus
range of musical scale degrees attributed to a given mode
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figure
shortest idea in music, a short succession of notes
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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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Musikalisches Würfelspiel
musical dice game used to randomly generate music
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reduction
music term; arrangement or transcription of an existing score or composition in which complexity is lessened to make analysis, performance,
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tumbao
musical term
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flanging
electronic musical effect
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just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
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contrafactum
vocal music term; substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music
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LinnDrum
digital drum machine
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polychord
two or more chords, sounded at the same time
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dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
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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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envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
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