The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to music:
Music – human expression often in the medium of time using the structures of sounds or tones and silence. It may be expressed in terms of pitch, rhythm, harmony, and timbre.
Definition of music
- Definition of music
- One of the arts –
- One of the performing arts –
- One of the humanities –
- An academic discipline –
History of music
- Western classical music
- Dates of classical music eras
By region or ethnicity
Musical ensembles
- Band –
- Camerata –
- Chapel –
- Choir –
- Decet –
- Duet –
- Duodecet –
- Gamelan –
- Nonet –
- Octet –
- Orchestra –
- Percussion ensemble –
- Quartet –
- Quintet –
- Septet –
- Sextet –
- Sinfonietta –
- Trio –
- Clarinet trio –
- Jazz trio –
- Piano trio –
- String trio –
Genres of music
- Blues –
- Classical –
- Country –
- Electronic –
- Electronica –
- Folk –
- Funk –
- Gospel –
- Grunge –
- Hip hop –
- Jazz –
- Latin –
- Martial music
- Pop –
- Dance-pop –
- Electropop –
- Reggae –
- Rhythm and blues –
- Rock –
- Ska –
- Theatre music –
- Ballet –
- Opera –
- Musical theatre –
Music by region
Cultural and regional genres of music
- West Africa
- West Africa
- Benin • Burkina Faso • Cape Verde • Côte d'Ivoire • Gambia • Ghana • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Liberia • Mali • Mauritania • Niger • Nigeria • Senegal • Sierra Leone • Togo
- North Africa
- North Africa
- Algeria • Egypt • Libya • Mauritania • Morocco • Sudan • South Sudan •Tunisia • Western Sahara
- Central Africa
- Central Africa
- East Africa
- East Africa
- Southern Africa
- Southern Africa
- Botswana • Lesotho • Namibia • South Africa • Eswatini
- Dependencies
- Mayotte (France) • St. Helena (UK) • Puntland • Somaliland • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Asia
- Central Asia
- East Asia
- China • Tibet • Hong Kong • Macau • Japan • North Korea • South Korea • Mongolia • Taiwan
- North Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Brunei • Burma (Myanmar) • Cambodia • East Timor (Timor-Leste) • Indonesia • Laos • Malaysia • Philippines (Metro Manila) • Singapore • Thailand (Bangkok) • Vietnam
- South Asia
- Afghanistan • Bangladesh • Bhutan • Maldives • Nepal • Pakistan • Sri Lanka
- India
- States of India: Andhra Pradesh • Arunachal Pradesh • Assam • Bihar • Chhattisgarh • Goa • Gujarat • Haryana • Himachal Pradesh • Jammu and Kashmir • Jharkhand • Karnataka • Kerala • Madhya Pradesh • Maharashtra • Manipur • Meghalaya • Mizoram • Nagaland • Odisha • Punjab • Rajasthan • Sikkim • Tamil Nadu • Telangana • Tripura • Uttar Pradesh • Uttarakhand • West Bengal
- West Asia
- Armenia • Azerbaijan • Bahrain • Cyprus (including disputed Northern Cyprus) • Georgia • Iran • Iraq • Israel • Jordan • Kuwait • Lebanon • Oman • State of Palestine • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Turkey • United Arab Emirates • Yemen
- Caucasus (a region considered to be in both Asia and Europe, or between them)
- North Caucasus
- Parts of Russia (Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Adyghea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachai-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai)
- North Caucasus
- South Caucasus
- Georgia (including disputed Abkhazia, South Ossetia) • Armenia • Azerbaijan (including disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic)
- South Caucasus
- Europe
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia • Åland • Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Faroe Islands • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Gibraltar • Greece • Guernsey • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Isle of Man • Italy (Rome) • Jersey • Kazakhstan • Kosovo • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malta • Moldova (including disputed Transnistria) • Monaco • Montenegro • Netherlands • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia •
- Norway
- Svalbard
- Spain
- Autonomous communities of Spain: Catalonia
- Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
- European Union
- North America
- Canada
- Provinces of Canada: • Alberta • British Columbia (Vancouver) • Manitoba • New Brunswick • Newfoundland and Labrador • Nova Scotia • Ontario • Prince Edward Island • Quebec • Saskatchewan
- Territories of Canada: Northwest Territories • Nunavut • Yukon
- Canada
- Greenland • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Alabama • Alaska • Arizona (Tucson) • Arkansas • California (Los Angeles) • Colorado Denver • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia (Athens, Atlanta) • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois (Chicago) • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland (Annapolis, Baltimore) • Massachusetts • Michigan (Detroit) • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York (New York City) • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas Austin • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington (Olympia, Seattle) • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming
- Central America
- Belize • Costa Rica • El Salvador • Guatemala • Honduras • Nicaragua • Panama
- Central America
- Caribbean
- Anguilla • Antigua and Barbuda • Aruba • Bahamas • Barbados • Bermuda • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands • Cuba • Dominica • Dominican Republic • Grenada • Haiti • Jamaica • Montserrat • Netherlands Antilles • Puerto Rico • Saint Barthélemy • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Martin • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Trinidad and Tobago • Turks and Caicos Islands • United States Virgin Islands
- Caribbean
- Oceania (includes the continent of Australia)
- Australasia
- Melanesia
- Fiji • Indonesia (Oceanian part only) • New Caledonia (France) • Papua New Guinea • Solomon Islands • Vanuatu •
- Micronesia
- Federated States of Micronesia • Guam (USA) • Kiribati • Marshall Islands • Nauru • Northern Mariana Islands (USA) • Palau • Wake Island (USA) •
- Polynesia
- American Samoa (USA) • Chatham Islands (NZ) • Cook Islands (NZ) • Easter Island (Chile) • French Polynesia (France) • Hawaii (USA) • Loyalty Islands (France) • Niue (NZ) • Pitcairn Islands (UK) • Adamstown • Samoa • Tokelau (NZ) • Tonga • Tuvalu • Wallis and Futuna (France)
- South America
- South Atlantic
- Ascension Island • Saint Helena • Tristan da Cunha
Musical compositions
Types of musical pieces and compositions
Single-movement forms
- Strophic form (AA...) –
- Binary form (AB) –
- Ternary form less often tertiary (ABA) –
- Arch form (ABCBA)
Multi-movement forms
Sections of a piece or composition
- Introduction –
- Exposition –
- Recapitulation –
- Verse –
- Refrain (chorus) –
- Bridge –
- Interlude –
- Guitar solo –
- Conclusion –
- Coda –
- Fadeout
Musical notation
- 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) –
- Modern musical symbols
- Score (for ensembles) –
- Sheet music
Variations of musical notation
- Percussion notation –
- Figured bass –
- Lead sheets –
- Chord charts –
- Shape note system –
Musical techniques
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
Female ranges
- Soprano –
- Mezzo-soprano –
- Contralto –
Male ranges
- Boy soprano –
- Sopranist –
- Alto –
- Tenor –
- Baritone –
- Bass-baritone –
- Bass –
Musical instruments
Musical instrument (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
Music technology
Music industry
- Album –
- Compact disc (CD) –
- Compact Cassette –
- Concert –
- Concert tour –
- Grammy Awards –
- Music recording sales certification –
- Performance –
- Record –
- Record industry –
- Recording studio –
- Single –
Music industry participants
- A&R –
- ASCAP –
- Band manager –
- Booking agent –
- BMI –
- Copyright collective –
- Disc jockey –
- 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.
- Traditional instrumentalist – one who plays folk music on traditional instruments such as gongs.
- Classical instrumentalist – one who plays classical music, usually with Western orchestral instruments such as the violin, flute etc.
- Instrumentalists who plays popular music – one who plays with instruments in the big band, e.g. the electric guitar, drums, saxophone, trumpet, trombone etc.
- 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 –
Music theory
Elements of music
- Pitch –
- Scale –
- Mode –
- Chord –
- Dynamics (music) –
- Articulation –
- Texture –
- Consonance and dissonance –
- Expression –
- Harmony –
- Melody –
- Musical form –
- Notation –
- Rhythm –
- Timbre –
Musicology
- Biomusicology –
- Cognitive musicology –
- Ethnomusicology –
- Historical musicology –
- Systematic musicology –
- Sociomusicology (music sociology) –
- Philosophy of music –
- Music acoustics (physics of music) –
- Computer sciences of music
- Sound and music computing –
- Music information retrieval –
- Computing in musicology –
- Zoomusicology –
Music education
Music and politics
Music organizations
Music publications
Psychology of music
See also
External links
- Taxonomy of musical instruments
- 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- to 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,
- PhilosophyOfMusic.org edited by Dustin Garlitz
- Experimental Early Music
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