- Outline of music
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See also: Index of music articles
Contents
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to music:
Music – human expression in the medium of time using the structures of sounds or tones and silence. It is expressed in terms of pitch, rhythm, harmony, and timbre.
General topics
- Music theory –
- Musical acoustics –
- Band (music) –
- Composition –
- Ensemble –
- Genre –
- Instrument –
- Musical keyboard –
- Mode –
- Musician –
- Music and politics –
- Music history –
- Music lessons –
- Music technology –
- Musical notation –
- Musical terminology –
- Tuning –
- Musicology –
History of music
Main article: History of musicBy region or ethnicity
- Timeline of trends in Australian music –
- Timeline of Chinese music –
- Timeline of trends in Italian music –
- Timeline of trends in Russian music –
- Timeline of music in the United States –
Music industry topics
Main article: Music industry- Album –
- Compact disc (CD) –
- Compact Cassette –
- Concert –
- Concert tour –
- Grammy Awards –
- Music recording sales certification –
- Performance –
- Record –
- Record industry –
- Recording studio –
People
- A&R –
- ASCAP –
- Band manager –
- Booking agent –
- BMI –
- Copyright collective –
- MCPS –
- Musician – person who writes, performs, or makes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music.
- Instrumentalist – one who plays a musical instrument.
- Lead guitarist –
- Bassist –
- Multi-instrumentalist – musician who plays a diverse range of instruments such as different forms of percussion, plucked strings, vocals etc.
- Musical ensemble –
- Singer – a vocalist.
- Composer – person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media.
- Songwriter –
- Arranger –
- Conductor – leads a musical ensemble. A conductor may simultaneously act as an instrumentalist in the ensemble.
- Recording artist – creates recorded music, such as CDs and MP3 files.
- Instrumentalist – one who plays a musical instrument.
- Musicians' Union –
- Publisher –
- PRS –
- Record producer –
- Record label –
- Record distributor –
- Tour promoter –
- Road crew ("roadies") –
- Performance rights organisation –
Ensembles
- Main articles: Musical ensemble and list of musical ensembles
- Band –
- Organ trio –
- Power trio –
- Choir –
- Concert band –
- Duet –
- Marching Band –
- Orchestra –
- Quartet –
- Quintet –
- Big band –
Genres of music
- Main articles: Musical genre and List of musical genres
Examples of genres:
- Blues –
- Classical –
- Country –
- Electronic –
- Electronic dance –
- Electronica –
- Funk –
- Gospel –
- Grunge –
- Hip hop –
- Jazz –
- Latin American –
- Metal –
- Progressive rock –
- Reggae –
- Punk rock –
- Rhythm and blues –
- Rock –
- Ska
Music by region
Main article: List of cultural and regional genres of musicMusic of Africa Sovereign
states- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
States with limited
recognition- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Somaliland
Dependencies and
other territories- Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain)
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Mayotte / Réunion (France)
- Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
- Western Sahara
Music of North America Sovereign states Dependencies and
other territories- Anguilla
- Aruba
- Bermuda
- Bonaire
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Curaçao
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Martinique
- Montserrat
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saba
- Sint Eustatius
- Sint Maarten
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States Virgin Islands
Music of South America Sovereign states Dependencies and
other territories- Aruba
- Bonaire
- Curaçao
- Falkland Islands
- French Guiana
- Music of Asia
Sovereign
states- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Cambodia
- People's Republic of China
- Cyprus
- East Timor (Timor-Leste)
- Egypt
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
States with limited
recognition- Abkhazia
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Northern Cyprus
- Palestine
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- South Ossetia
Dependencies and
other territoriesMusic of Europe Sovereign
states- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- (England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales)
- Vatican City
States with limited
recognition- Abkhazia
- Kosovo
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Northern Cyprus
- South Ossetia
- Transnistria
Dependencies
and other territories- Åland
- Faroe Islands
- Gibraltar
- Guernsey
- Jan Mayen
- Jersey
- Isle of Man
- Svalbard
Other entities Music of Oceania Sovereign states Dependencies and
other territories- American Samoa
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Cook Islands
- Easter Island
- French Polynesia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Pitcairn Islands
- Tokelau
- Wallis and Futuna
Musical compositions
Types of musical pieces and compositions
Main article: Musical formSingle-movement forms
- Strophic form (AA...) –
- Binary form (AB) –
- Ternary form less often tertiary (ABA) –
- Arch form (ABCBA)
Multi-movement forms
- Ballet –
- Cantata –
- Chorale –
- Concerto –
- Dance –
- Etude –
- Fantasia –
- Fugue –
- Mass –
- Opera –
- Oratorio –
- Prelude –
- Requiem –
- Rhapsody –
- Sonata –
- Suite –
- Symphonic poem –
- Symphony –
Sections of a piece or composition
Main article: Section (music)- Introduction –
- Exposition –
- Recapitulation –
- Verse –
- Refrain (chorus) –
- Bridge –
- Interlude –
- Guitar solo –
- Conclusion –
- Coda –
- Fadeout
Musical notation
- Main article: Musical notation See also: Modern musical symbols and Sheet music.
- Staff –
- Clefs –
- Key signature –
- Key –
- Time signature –
- Beats –
- Bars (Measures) –
- Ledger lines –
- Grand staff –
- Notes –
- Note values –
- Dotted notes –
- Ties –
- Accidentals –
- Lyrics (included on vocal music) –
- Score (for ensembles) –
Variations of musical notation
- Percussion notation –
- Figured bass –
- Lead sheets –
- Chord charts –
- Shape note system –
Musical skills and procedures
- Absolute pitch –
- Ear training –
- Fingering –
- Learning music by ear –
- Modulation –
- Numerical sight-singing –
- Practice –
- Relative pitch –
- Sight reading –
- "Swinging" –
- Transposition –
- Tuning –
- Virtuosity –
Vocal ranges
Main article: Vocal rangeFemale ranges
- Soprano –
- Mezzo-soprano –
- Contralto –
Male ranges
- Boy soprano –
- Sopranist –
- Alto –
- Tenor –
- Baritone –
- Bass-baritone –
- Bass –
Instruments
Main articles: Musical instrument and List of musical instruments- Wind instruments –
- Percussion instruments –
- String instruments –
- Voice –
- Electronic instruments –
- Keyboard instruments –
See also the List of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number
Main article: Index of music articlesExternal links
- The Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary, with definitions, pronunciations, examples, quizzes and simulations
- The Music-Web Music Encyclopedia, for musicians, composers and music lovers
- Dolmetsch free online music dictionary, complete, with references to a list of specialised music dictionaries (by continent, by instrument, by genre, etc.)
- Musico-Dico, a little music encyclopedia.
- "On Hermeneutical Ethics and Education: Bach als Erzieher", a paper by Prof. Miguel Ángel Quintana Paz in which he explains the history of the different views hold about music in Western societies, since the Ancient Greece to our days.
- BBC Blast Music For 13-19 year olds interested in learning about, making, performing and talking about music.
- Musical Terms - Glossary of music terms from Naxos
- Monthly Online Features From Bloomingdale School of Music, addressing a variety of musical topics for a wide audience
- Arts and Music Uplifting Society towards Transformation and Tolerance Articles meant to stimulate people’s awareness about the peace enhancing, transforming,
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