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  2. Musical instrument classification - Wikipedia

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    The criteria for classifying musical instruments vary depending on the point of view, time, and place. The many various approaches examine aspects such as the physical properties of the instrument (shape, construction, material composition, physical state, etc.), the manner in which the instrument is played (plucked, bowed, etc.), the means by which the instrument produces sound, the quality ...

  3. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Stringed instrument tunings

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    Sharp and flat signs are placed immediately after the note name, for example B ♭ or F ♯, as indicated by Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)#Accidentals. If the octave is also to be indicated, use either Helmholtz pitch notation , as in E–A–d–g–b–e′ for the guitar, or scientific pitch notation , as in E 2 –A 2 –D 3 –G 3 –B ...

  4. List of music genres and styles - Wikipedia

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    These categories are not exhaustive. A music platform, Gracenote, listed more than 2000 music genres (included by those created by ordinary music lovers, who are not involved within the music industry, these being said to be part of a 'folksonomy', i.e. a taxonomy created by non-experts).

  5. List of musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    The human voice is a musical instrument But It is not a visual object like a Guitar or a piano, it is the Sound produced by vocal cords of humans, which are produced by living things: vocal techniques: animal sound Hun: aerophones: 421.221.42: Korea: fipple flutes: ocarina Inci: aerophones: 421.221.12: Philippines: fipple flutes: tumpong Irish ...

  6. Family of musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Aeolian Instrument family; The keyboard family can also be referenced, though it is not an authentic instrument family. Rather, it is a common design format for instrument interfaces. There are many types of instruments in the keyboard family, such as string, brass (and other metals), woodwind, percussion, electronic, digital, idiophone, and more.

  7. Category:Musical terminology - Wikipedia

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    Chamber music; Chart hit; Chops (embouchure) Choral symphony; Chord progression; Chording; Chordioid; Clarion (instrument) Close and open harmony; Coda (music) Composer; Composer tributes (classical music) Concert aria; Conclusion (music) Conducting; Contrafact; Contralto; Copedent; Count off; Countertenor; Cover band; Cross-beat

  8. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    In a singing style. In instrumental music, a style of playing that imitates the way the human voice might express the music, with a measured tempo and flexible legato. cantilena a vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style canto Chorus; choral; chant cantus mensuratus or cantus figuratus (Lat.)

  9. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Music - Wikipedia

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    The use of titles within articles should follow the same conventions as for titles. see Wikipedia:Naming conventions and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings). Popular music is a broad category usually used in contrast to classical music or folk music; it need not be particularly popular. Pop music is mainstream, commercial, chart-topping music.