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Trending Musical Concepts in Russia — the 12 months to October 2026

The 100 most-viewed musical concepts on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Russian-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: synesthesia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

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58,229
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
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1
synesthesia
neurological condition
📚 13 citations
4,915
views
2
note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
📚 6 citations
3,848
views
3
tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
📚 6 citations
2,393
views
4
soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
📚 6 citations
1,904
views
5
syncopation
rhythm that contains syncopation
📚 5 citations
1,649
views
6
chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
📚 5 citations
1,418
views
7
drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
📚 4 citations
1,411
views
8
mode
each of the sequences ordered by the notes within an octave according to the different sequences of tones and semitones
📚 5 citations
1,375
views
9
scale
succession of notes organized according to a model in ascending or descending order within an octave
📚 4 citations
1,227
views
10
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
1,203
views
11
dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
📚 3 citations
1,036
views
12
harmony
harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
📚 11 citations
989
views
13
overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
📚 3 citations
985
views
14
refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
📚 8 citations
954
views
15
time signature
time signature
specification of beats in a musical bar or measure
📚 2 citations
946
views
16
Groove
Jazz technique
📚 1 citation
929
views
17
third
musical interval encompassing three staff positions; either a major third (four semitones) or a minor third (three semitones) in diatonic scales
📚 1 citation
906
views
18
harmonic series
sequence of sounds where the base frequency of each sound is an integer multiple of the lowest base frequency
📚 2 citations
871
views
19
coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
📚 2 citations
820
views
20
accidental
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
816
views
21
intonation
variation of pitch in speech
📚 6 citations
808
views
22
timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
📚 5 citations
793
views
23
measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
📚 2 citations
774
views
24
adagio
musical slow tempo indication; between largo and andante
📚 1 citation
739
views
25
music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
📚 5 citations
721
views
26
Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
📚 4 citations
721
views
27
sharp
musical sign (accidental) raising the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone (factor 2^(1/12))
📚 1 citation
718
views
28
neumatic notation
neumatic notation
neume notation system
📚 6 citations
698
views
29
crescendo
musical term indicating a gradual increase in dynamic strength
📚 1 citation
688
views
30
close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
📚 4 citations
681
views
31
cacophony
harsh sound
📚 1 citation
679
views
32
tessitura
musically acceptable range for a singer or musical instrument
📚 1 citation
670
views
33
flat
musical sign (accidental) lowering the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone (factor 2^(1/12))
📚 1 citation
662
views
34
meter
aspect of music
📚 2 citations
657
views
35
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
619
views
36
sequence
immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
📚 4 citations
598
views
37
chord progression
succession formed by the repetition of a melodic or harmonic motif at a higher or lower degree
581
views
38
andante
slow musical tempo, between adagio and allegro
557
views
39
allegro
fast musical tempo
525
views
40
beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
📚 1 citation
478
views
41
fourth
musical interval spanning four staff positions
📚 1 citation
457
views
42
natural
musical sign (accidental) cancelling previous accidentals returning the frequency of the note to the natural/original value
428
views
43
music therapy
music therapy
use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders
📚 11 citations
426
views
44
Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
📚 2 citations
425
views
45
Scale length
maximum vibrating length of the strings that produce sound
📚 1 citation
418
views
46
glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
📚 1 citation
410
views
47
rest
interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a rest symbol indicating the length of the pause
📚 3 citations
407
views
48
tone
sound with a typical pitch; steady periodic sound; characterized by its duration, pitch, intensity (or loudness), and timbre (or quality)
📚 2 citations
397
views
49
pitch
pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
📚 7 citations
350
views
50
polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
📚 4 citations
341
views
51
bridge
contrasting section of music
📚 2 citations
340
views
52
scale
ordered arrangement of musical tones
320
views
53
mensural notation
musical notation system used for European vocal polyphonic music
📚 3 citations
313
views
54
step
interval between two consecutive notes of the diatonic scale
📚 1 citation
312
views
55
period
division in music
📚 2 citations
293
views
56
transposition
operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval
📚 2 citations
276
views
57
stopping
set of signs that recommends how to use an instrument, which fingers and hand gestures to use and in what position
📚 4 citations
275
views
58
head voice
specific term regarding the human voice the definition of which can vary by art medium
📚 1 citation
273
views
59
blue note
music term; note that for expressive purposes is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
📚 1 citation
269
views
60
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
269
views
61
concert pitch
pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance
📚 2 citations
265
views
62
intonation
musician's realization of pitch accuracy, or the pitch accuracy of a musical instrument
📚 7 citations
265
views
63
sixth
musical interval spanning six staff positions
256
views
64
Фактура (музыка)
255
views
65
tuning system
system used to define which pitches to use when playing music
255
views
66
five-limit tuning
tuning system for musical instruments
📚 1 citation
247
views
67
just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
📚 2 citations
247
views
68
backmasking
backward recording technique
📚 1 citation
233
views
69
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
232
views
70
inversion
musical term with meanings with respect to intervals, chords, voices, and melodies
📚 1 citation
214
views
71
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
210
views
72
envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
208
views
73
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
204
views
74
cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
📚 4 citations
194
views
75
couplet
part of a song
194
views
76
transcription
adaptation of a musical composition to a medium for which it wasn't initially written for
📚 2 citations
189
views
77
slur
type of ligature indicating that the group of notes it comprises should be interpreted legato
📚 1 citation
189
views
78
flanging
electronic musical effect
📚 2 citations
186
views
79
diminuendo
diminuendo
musical term indicating a gradual decrease in dynamic strength
📚 1 citation
184
views
80
serialist technique
174
views
81
altered chord
chord with notes of a different key than the corresponding one, with chromatic alterations
170
views
82
largo
musical tempo indication
166
views
83
accent
highlight a musical element by emphasizing its intensity, duration or pitch
📚 1 citation
161
views
84
relative pitch
the ability to identify a given musical interval between two notes
📚 5 citations
159
views
85
sustain
parameter of musical sound over time
📚 1 citation
158
views
86
agogics
change of speed or tempo when playing a fragment
📚 1 citation
153
views
87
concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
📚 3 citations
149
views
88
polymeter
concurrence and overlap in a composition or fragment of parts of different and differentiated time signatures without the metric accents of both coinciding
147
views
89
guitar solo
melodic passage, instrumental section, or entire piece of music written for a classical guitar, electric guitar or an acoustic guitar
📚 2 citations
147
views
90
repeat sign
repeat sign
musical notation indicating repetition
145
views
91
Конкорд (музыка)
137
views
92
Фальшь
137
views
93
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 📰 46 stories · 45 sources
136
views
94
instrumentation
instrumental combination of a composition
📚 4 citations
136
views
95
square notation
musical notation of the Middle Ages, used in plainchant
131
views
96
concert hall
type of music venue
📚 7 citations 📰 15 stories · 4 sources
131
views
97
theme
musical melody on which a composition is based
📚 3 citations
130
views
98
upbeat
unaccented note or group of notes that precedes the initial accented period of a musical phrase
📚 2 citations
128
views
99
polyphony
alternative terms for polyphony
125
views
100
phrasing
unit of musical meter that has a complete musical sense of its own
📚 2 citations
121
views