Trending Musical Concepts in USA this week
The 100 most-viewed musical concepts this week on Wikipedia (USA). 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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syncopated rhythm
rhythm that contains syncopation
2,408
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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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time signature
specification of beats in a musical bar or measure
1,883
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note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
1,704
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song structure
arrangement of a song, part of the songwriting process
1,462
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scale
succession of notes organized according to a model in ascending or descending order within an octave
1,435
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chord progression
succession formed by the repetition of a melodic or harmonic motif at a higher or lower degree
1,265
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soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
1,231
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tessitura
musically acceptable range for a singer or musical instrument
1,166
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chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
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coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
1,109
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timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
1,100
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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
1,060
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dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
1,002
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drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
895
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backmasking
backward recording technique
882
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close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
840
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just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
826
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harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
809
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pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
761
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Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
745
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beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
711
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head voice
specific term regarding the human voice the definition of which can vary by art medium
677
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polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
658
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concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
614
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measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
607
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blue note
music term; note that for expressive purposes is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
545
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refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
540
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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
533
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diapason
pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance
519
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LinnDrum
digital drum machine
514
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glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
513
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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
473
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music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
461
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flanging
electronic musical effect
460
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overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
424
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bridge
contrasting section of music
424
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Groove
Jazz technique
412
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cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
407
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Accidental (music)
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
399
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standard
well-known musical composition, considered part of the "standard repertoire" of one or more musical genres
395
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cantus firmus
pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition
388
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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
388
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rockism and poptimism
ideological arguments in music journalism
387
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intonation
variation of pitch in speech
387
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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
383
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neumatic notation
neume notation system
373
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tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
367
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inversion
musical term with meanings with respect to intervals, chords, voices, and melodies
362
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rest
interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a rest symbol indicating the length of the pause
352
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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
338
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Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
323
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envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
318
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diatonic and chromatic
terms in music theory to characterize scales
318
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dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
317
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mensural notation
musical notation system used for European vocal polyphonic music
316
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encore
additional performance added to the end of a concert
313
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rare groove
soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure
297
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music therapy
use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders
296
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meter
aspect of music
296
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repeat sign
musical notation indicating repetition
286
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sotto voce
intentionally lowering the volume of one's voice for emphasis
285
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scoring
the art and technique of making or adapting compositions for a group of instruments, especially the orchestra
283
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tala
meter, time cycle measure in Indian music
278
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generative music
music that is ever-different and changing, created by a system
273
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svara
note in the octave (Indian classical music)
262
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fipple
constricted mouthpiece common to many end-blown flutes, such as the tin whistle and the recorder
256
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movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
256
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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
253
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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
246
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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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da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
239
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upbeat
unaccented note or group of notes that precedes the initial accented period of a musical phrase
238
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duende
Spanish term
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slur
type of ligature indicating that the group of notes it comprises should be interpreted legato
228
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altered chord
chord with notes of a different key than the corresponding one, with chromatic alterations
227
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instrument destruction
destruction of musical instruments
217
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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
216
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music and emotion
psychological relationship between human affect and music
214
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voice leading
decision-making consideration when arranging voices in musical composition
210
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accent
highlight a musical element by emphasizing its intensity, duration or pitch
204
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parallel fifths
two consecutive perfect fifths that take place between the voices, achieved through parallel motion
202
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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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tonewheel
electromechanical apparatus for generating electric musical notes
199
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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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texture
way in which tempo, melody, and harmony are combined in a musical composition
189
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pelog
scale used in Indonesian gamelan music
182
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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
176
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obbligato
musical line that is indispensable in performance
174
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contrafactum
vocal music term; substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music
167
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percussion notation
musical Notation for Percussive Instruments
164
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partimento
musical exercise in contrapuntal improvisation of the 17th and 18th cents., generally played or written on a figured bass
161
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phrasing
unit of musical meter that has a complete musical sense of its own
158
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transposition
operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval
154
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groove machine
musical instrument designed for live, loop-based music
153
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well temperament
class of musical tuning systems
149
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elements of music
characteristic, dimension, or element taken as a part or component of music
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Plagal cadence
musical cadence
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