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Is this specifically about classical music?

I’m a little confused about the absence of a lot of pretty common terms, such as: button (in musical theatre); chord; chord progression; diminished; dominant; fifth; harmony; major; melody; minor; suspended; Roman numerals for chord progressions in popular music; etc. I know that the article says “The list can never be complete,” but I feel like it has some pretty obscure terms on it, and is missing a bunch of quite common ones. Which makes me wonder if this page is meant to be specifically about classical music, or some other specific category of music. If so, could that info be added in the intro and/or title? — Elysdir (talk) 04:54, 5 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]