Outline of music
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to music:
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
History of music- Timeline of musical events
- * Prehistoric music
- * Ancient music
- ** Music in ancient India
- ** Music of Mesopotamia
- ** Music of ancient Greece
- ** Music of ancient Rome
- Art music
- * Andalusian classical music
- * Arab classical music
- * Chinese classical music
- * Indian classical music
- ** Carnatic music
- ** Hindustani classical music
- * Persian traditional music
- ** Sasanian music
- Western classical music
- Dates of classical music eras
- * Early music period
- ** European medieval music
- *** Saint Gall
- *** Saint Martial
- *** Goliard
- *** Ars antiqua
- **** Notre-Dame school
- *** Troubadour
- *** Trouvère
- *** Minnesang
- *** Ars nova
- *** Trecento
- *** Ars subtilior
- ** Renaissance music
- * Common practice period
- ** Baroque music
- *** the galant music period
- ** Classical period
- ** Romantic 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 Italian music
- Timeline of music in the United States
- History of music in the biblical period
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
- * String 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
- * Piano sextet
- * String sextet
- Sinfonietta
- Trio
- * Clarinet trio
- * Jazz trio
- **Organ trio
- * Piano trio
- * String trio
Genres of music
- 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
- Pop
- *Dance-pop
- *Electropop
- 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 musicMusical compositions
Musical compositionTypes of musical pieces and compositions
Musical formSingle-movement forms
- Strophic form
- Binary form
- Ternary form less often tertiary
- Arch form
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
- * Ledger lines
- Grand staff
- Notes
- * Note values
- * Dotted notes
- * Ties
- Accidentals
- * Tempo
- * Dynamics
- Lyrics
- Modern musical symbols
- Score
- Sheet music
Variations of musical notation
Musical techniques
- Bell chord
- Broken chords
- * Arpeggio
- ** Bass arpeggiation
- ** Non-harmonic 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
Female ranges
Male ranges
Musical instruments
Musical instrument- Wind instruments
- Percussion instruments
- String instruments
- Voice
- Electronic instruments
- Keyboard instruments
- * Musical keyboard
Music technology
Music technology- Electric music technology
- Electronic and digital music technology
- Mechanical music technology
- List of music software
Music industry
Music industry- Album
- Compact disc (CD)
- Compact Cassette
- Concert
- Concert tour
- Grammy Awards
- Music recording sales certification
- Performance
- Music videos
- Record
- Record industry
- Recording studio
- Single
Music industry participants
- A&R
- ASCAP
- Band manager
- Booking agent
- BMI
- Copyright collective
- Disc jockey
- MCPS
- Musicians - 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.
- Musicians' Union
- Publisher
- PRS
- Record producer
- Record label
- Record distributor
- Tour promoter
- Road crew ("roadies")
- Performance rights organisation
Music theory
Music theoryElements 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
- * Evolutionary musicology
- Cognitive musicology
- Ethnomusicology
- Historical musicology
- Systematic musicology
- * Sociomusicology
- * Philosophy of music
- * Music acoustics
- * Computer sciences of music
- ** Sound and music computing
- ** Music information retrieval
- ** Computing in musicology
- Zoomusicology
Music education
Music educationMusic and politics
Music and politicsMusic organizations
- Musicians' Union (UK)
- Sony Music Entertainment
- International Music Council
- International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
- Australian Recording Industry Association