Outline of music
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.
Definition of music[]
The definition of music is:
- One of the arts –
- One of the performing arts –
- One of the humanities –
- An academic discipline –
History of music[]
History of music
- Timeline of musical events –
- Dates of classical music eras
- Musical periods
- Prehistoric music
- Ancient music
- Biblical period
- Early music period
- Andalusian classical music
- Arab classical music
- Chinese classical music
- Indian classical music
- Iranian classical music
- European medieval music
- the ars antiqua
- the ars nova
- the ars subtilior
- Renaissance music
- Common practice period
- Baroque music
- the galant music period
- Classical period
- Romantic music
- Baroque music
- 20th-century classical music
- Impressionism
- Expressionist
- Modernism
- Neoclassicism
- Experimental music
- Postmodern music
- Contemporary classical music
- 21st-century classical music
By region or ethnicity[]
- Timeline of trends in Australian music –
- Byzantine music –
- Timeline of Chinese music –
- Timeline of trends in Italian music –
- Timeline of music in the United States –
Musical ensembles[]
Musical ensemble
- Band –
- Band (rock and pop) –
- Brass band –
- Concert band –
- Fanfare band –
- Jazz band –
- Big band –
- Marching band –
- Military band –
- Ottoman military band –
- One-man band –
- Pipe band –
- Camerata –
- Chapel –
- Choir –
- Flute choir –
- Men's chorus –
- Singakademie –
- Decet –
- Duet –
- Piano duet –
- Duodecet –
- Gamelan –
- Nonet –
- Octet –
- Orchestra –
- Pit orchestra –
- String orchestra –
- Percussion ensemble –
- Quartet –
- Flute quartet –
- Piano quartet –
- Saxophone quartet –
- String quartet –
- Wind quartet –
- Woodwind quartet –
- Quintet –
- Brass quintet –
- Clarinet quintet –
- Pierrot ensemble –
- String quintet –
- Wind quintet –
- Septet –
- Sextet –
- Sinfonietta –
- Trio –
- Clarinet trio –
- Jazz trio –
- Organ trio –
- Piano trio –
- String trio –
Genres of music[]
Music genre (list)
- Blues –
- Classical –
- Country –
- Electronic –
- Electronic dance –
- Electronica –
- Folk –
- Funk –
- Gospel –
- Grunge –
- Hip hop –
- Jazz –
- Avant-garde jazz –
- Chamber jazz –
- Free jazz –
- Latin jazz –
- Orchestral jazz –
- Latin –
- Latin ballad –
- Martial music
- Reggae –
- Rhythm and blues –
- Rock –
- Heavy metal –
- Progressive rock –
- Psychedelic rock –
- Punk rock –
- Ska –
- Theatre music –
- Ballet –
- Opera –
- Musical theatre –
- Incidental music
Music by region[]
Cultural and regional genres of music
- 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
- Algeria • Egypt • Libya • Mauritania • Morocco • Sudan • South Sudan •Tunisia • Western Sahara
- Central Africa
- Angola • Burundi • Cameroon • Central African Republic • Chad • The Democratic Republic of the Congo • Equatorial Guinea • Gabon • Republic of the Congo • Rwanda • São Tomé and Príncipe
- East Africa
- Southern Africa
- Dependencies
- Mayotte (France) • St. Helena (UK) • Puntland • Somaliland • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Antarctica
- None
- Asia
- Central Asia
- East Asia
- China
- Tibet
- China
- Hong Kong • Macau
- Japan • North Korea • South Korea • Mongolia • Taiwan
- North Asia
- Russia
- Southeast Asia
- Brunei • Burma (Myanmar) • Cambodia • East Timor (Timor-Leste) • Indonesia • Laos • Malaysia • Philippines () • Singapore • Thailand () • 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 • • Rajasthan • Sikkim • Tamil Nadu • • Tripura • Uttar Pradesh • Uttarakhand • West Bengal
- India
- West Asia
- 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
- • • 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
- Spain
- Autonomous communities of Spain: Catalonia
- Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
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- 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
- United States
- 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
- Mexico
- 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 Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Trinidad and Tobago • Turks and Caicos Islands • United States Virgin Islands
- Caribbean
- Oceania (includes the continent of Australia)
- Australasia
- Australia
- (Adelaide, Perth, Sydney)
- Dependencies/Territories of Australia
- • •
- New Zealand
- Australia
- 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 • (USA) •
- Polynesia
- American Samoa (USA) • (NZ) • Cook Islands (NZ) • Easter Island (Chile) • French Polynesia (France) • Hawaii (USA) • (France) • Niue (NZ) • Pitcairn Islands (UK) • • Samoa • Tokelau (NZ) • Tonga • Tuvalu • Wallis and Futuna (France)
- Australasia
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- Argentina • Bolivia • Brazil • Chile • Colombia • Ecuador • Falkland Islands • Guyana • Paraguay • Peru • Suriname • Uruguay • Venezuela
- South Atlantic
- • Saint Helena •
Musical compositions[]
Musical composition
Types of musical pieces and compositions[]
Musical form
Single-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[]
Section (music)
- Introduction –
- Exposition –
- Recapitulation –
- Verse –
- Refrain (chorus) –
- Bridge –
- Interlude –
- Guitar solo –
- Conclusion –
- Coda –
- Fadeout
Musical notation[]
Musical notation –
- Staff –
- Clefs –
- Key signature –
- Key –
- Time signature –
- Beats –
- Bars (Measures) –
- Ledger lines –
- Grand staff –
- Notes –
- Note values –
- Dotted notes –
- Ties –
- Accidentals –
- Tempo –
- Dynamics –
- 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[]
- Bell chord
- Broken chords
- Arpeggio
- Bass arpeggiation
- Non-harmonic arpeggio
- Arpeggio
- Ostinato
- Tremolo
- Guitar performance 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[]
- Vocal range –
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 –
- Musical keyboard –
See also the List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number
Music technology[]
Music technology –
- Electric music technology
- Electronic and digital music technology
- Mechanical music technology
Music industry[]
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[]
Music theory
Elements of music[]
Elements of music –
- Pitch –
- Scale –
- Mode –
- Chord –
- Dynamics (music) –
- Articulation –
- Texture –
- Consonance and dissonance –
- Expression –
- Harmony –
- Melody –
- Musical form –
- Notation –
- Rhythm –
- Timbre –
Musicology[]
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 –
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- Zoomusicology –
Music education[]
Music education –
- Music lessons –
Music and politics[]
Music and politics –
Music organizations[]
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Psychology of music[]
Psychology of music
- Cognitive musicology
- Cognitive neuroscience of music
- Culture in music cognition
- Music and emotion
- Music-specific disorders
- Music therapy
- Psychoacoustics
- Psychoanalysis and music
- Psychology of music preference
See also[]
- Index of music articles
- Glossary of musical terminology
- List of music software
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
- Experimental Early Music
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