Trending Musical Concepts in USA — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed musical concepts on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: synesthesia. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
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synesthesia
neurological condition
11,600
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2
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
6,824
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3
mode
each of the sequences ordered by the notes within an octave according to the different sequences of tones and semitones
3,559
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4
time signature
specification of beats in a musical bar or measure
2,842
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5
song structure
arrangement of a song, part of the songwriting process
2,583
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6
note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
2,400
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7
soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
2,232
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8
syncopation
rhythm that contains syncopation
2,012
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9
scale
succession of notes organized according to a model in ascending or descending order within an octave
1,921
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10
dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
1,914
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11
harmonic series
sequence of sounds where the base frequency of each sound is an integer multiple of the lowest base frequency
1,885
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12
timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
1,884
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13
chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
1,776
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14
just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
1,598
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15
chord progression
succession formed by the repetition of a melodic or harmonic motif at a higher or lower degree
1,541
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16
coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
1,496
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17
harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
1,388
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18
pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
1,378
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19
close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
1,355
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20
backmasking
backward recording technique
1,277
views
views
21
drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
1,218
views
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22
polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
1,072
views
views
23
Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
1,013
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24
beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
995
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views
25
tessitura
musically acceptable range for a singer or musical instrument
954
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26
concert pitch
pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance
897
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27
measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
894
views
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28
head voice
specific term regarding the human voice the definition of which can vary by art medium
838
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29
blue note
music term; note that for expressive purposes is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
828
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30
refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
822
views
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31
concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
790
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32
music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
761
views
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33
glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
744
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34
LinnDrum
digital drum machine
739
views
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35
overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
726
views
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36
music therapy
use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders
701
views
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37
bridge
contrasting section of music
685
views
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38
flanging
electronic musical effect
673
views
views
39
neumatic notation
neume notation system
673
views
views
40
mensural notation
musical notation system used for European vocal polyphonic music
647
views
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41
dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
642
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42
cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
641
views
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43
accidental
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
633
views
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44
tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
600
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45
intonation
variation of pitch in speech
599
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46
Groove
Jazz technique
598
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47
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
592
views
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48
rockism and poptimism
ideological arguments in music journalism
587
views
views
49
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
584
views
views
50
rest
interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a rest symbol indicating the length of the pause
575
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51
inversion
musical term with meanings with respect to intervals, chords, voices, and melodies
572
views
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52
standard
well-known musical composition, considered part of the "standard repertoire" of one or more musical genres
567
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53
guitar solo
melodic passage, instrumental section, or entire piece of music written for a classical guitar, electric guitar or an acoustic guitar
559
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54
encore
additional performance added to the end of a concert
557
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55
cantus firmus
pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition
550
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56
meter
aspect of music
541
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57
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
535
views
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58
sotto voce
intentionally lowering the volume of one's voice for emphasis
517
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59
envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
504
views
views
60
diatonic and chromatic
terms in music theory to characterize scales
502
views
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61
movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
487
views
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62
music and emotion
psychological relationship between human affect and music
473
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63
slur
type of ligature indicating that the group of notes it comprises should be interpreted legato
445
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64
tala
meter, time cycle measure in Indian music
445
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65
repeat sign
musical notation indicating repetition
441
views
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66
rare groove
soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure
440
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67
fipple
constricted mouthpiece common to many end-blown flutes, such as the tin whistle and the recorder
405
views
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68
generative music
music that is ever-different and changing, created by a system
397
views
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69
Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
387
views
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70
upbeat
unaccented note or group of notes that precedes the initial accented period of a musical phrase
385
views
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71
voice leading
decision-making consideration when arranging voices in musical composition
384
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72
svara
note in the octave (Indian classical music)
383
views
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73
sight-singing
music term; reading and performing of a piece of music or song in music notation that the performer has not seen before
383
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74
da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
382
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75
scoring
the art and technique of making or adapting compositions for a group of instruments, especially the orchestra
368
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76
modes of limited transposition
musical modes or scales that fulfill specific criteria relating to their symmetry and the repetition of their interval groups
367
views
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77
texture
way in which tempo, melody, and harmony are combined in a musical composition
366
views
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78
altered chord
chord with notes of a different key than the corresponding one, with chromatic alterations
363
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79
accent
highlight a musical element by emphasizing its intensity, duration or pitch
356
views
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80
duende
Spanish term
356
views
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81
pedal point
sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts
352
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82
instrument destruction
destruction of musical instruments
346
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83
elements of music
characteristic, dimension, or element taken as a part or component of music
346
views
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84
tone
sound with a typical pitch; steady periodic sound; characterized by its duration, pitch, intensity (or loudness), and timbre (or quality)
343
views
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85
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 phrase
314
views
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86
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, periods and larger sections
297
views
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87
percussion notation
musical Notation for Percussive Instruments
295
views
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88
well temperament
class of musical tuning systems
295
views
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89
transcription
adaptation of a musical composition to a medium for which it wasn't initially written for
286
views
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90
graphic notation
representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notation
279
views
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91
contrafactum
vocal music term; substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music
273
views
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92
pelog
scale used in Indonesian gamelan music
267
views
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93
groove machine
musical instrument designed for live, loop-based music
264
views
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94
added-tone chord
chord made of a tertian triad and a miscellaneous fourth note
259
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95
plagal cadence
musical cadence
243
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96
gapless playback
uninterrupted playback of consecutive audio tracks
242
views
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97
obbligato
musical line that is indispensable in performance
239
views
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98
tonewheel
electromechanical apparatus for generating electric musical notes
215
views
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99
parallel fifths
two consecutive perfect fifths that take place between the voices, achieved through parallel motion
213
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100
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
212
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