Trending Musical Concepts in France this month
The 100 most-viewed musical concepts this month on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: synesthesia.
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synesthesia
neurological condition
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note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
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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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microtone
music term; denotes a pitch (interval) that is less than a semitone
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tessitura
musically acceptable range for a singer or musical instrument
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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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measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
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coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
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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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close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
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Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
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dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
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guitar hero
guitar virtuoso
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Groove
Jazz technique
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adagio
musical slow tempo indication; between largo and andante
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chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
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harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
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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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syncopated rhythm
rhythm that contains syncopation
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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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timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
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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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duende
Spanish term
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fourth
musical interval spanning four staff positions
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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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pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
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neumatic notation
neume notation system
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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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tonal harmony
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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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Accidental (music)
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
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soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
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inversion
musical term with meanings with respect to intervals, chords, voices, and melodies
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Sound post
part inside a stringed instrument
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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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drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
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Western music
music genre
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abbreviation
abbreviation in musical notation
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intonation
variation of pitch in speech
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five-limit tuning
tuning system for musical instruments
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music and emotion
psychological relationship between human affect and music
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polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
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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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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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musical tuning
adjusting an instrument or voice to play in tune
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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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accent
highlight a musical element by emphasizing its intensity, duration or pitch
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sight-singing
music term; reading and performing of a piece of music or song in music notation that the performer has not seen before
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sixth
musical interval spanning six staff positions
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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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Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
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beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
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altered chord
chord with notes of a different key than the corresponding one, with chromatic alterations
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glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
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just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
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sound synthesis
method of producing artificial or modifying natural sounds
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bar line
symbol of musical notation
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phrasing
unit of musical meter that has a complete musical sense of its own
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cacophony
harsh sound
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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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da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
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ambitus
range of musical scale degrees attributed to a given mode
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bridge
contrasting section of music
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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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well temperament
class of musical tuning systems
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Segue
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concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
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cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
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overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
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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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polychord
two or more chords, sounded at the same time
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relative pitch
the ability to identify a given musical interval between two notes
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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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melodic motion
quality of movement of a melody, including nearness or farness of successive pitches or notes
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agogics
change of speed or tempo when playing a fragment
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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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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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refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
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world music
musical term meaning folk music from around the world, coined by ethnomusicologist Robert E. Brown in the early 1960s
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tonewheel
electromechanical apparatus for generating electric musical notes
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sustain
parameter of musical sound over time
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envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
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tala
meter, time cycle measure in Indian music
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step
interval between two consecutive notes of the diatonic scale
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Tacet
Musical term
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theme
musical melody on which a composition is based
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encore
additional performance added to the end of a concert
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contrafactum
vocal music term; substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music
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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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fusion music genre
musical genre that originated as a hybrid form of two other genres
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obbligato
musical line that is indispensable in performance
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LinnDrum
digital drum machine
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groove machine
musical instrument designed for live, loop-based music
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sonagramme
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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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movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
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Musica ficta
renaissance European music theory term to describe pitches
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sequence
immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
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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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