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Elements of music
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<p><a href="/facts/Music/hDVP0xsQ">Music</a> can be <a href="/facts/Musical_analysis/tq9UuN1V">analysed</a> by considering a variety of its elements, or parts (aspects, characteristics, features), individually or together. A commonly used list of the main elements includes <a href="/facts/Pitch_(music)/fQAK0JsC">pitch</a>, <a href="/facts/Timbre/lVXB949E">timbre</a>, <a href="/facts/Texture_(music)/jL8lvzH3">texture</a>, <a href="/facts/Dynamics_(music)/o2FTe5LC">volume</a>, <a href="/facts/Duration_(music)/8RsxXLrH">duration</a>, and <a href="/facts/Musical_form/JrnVvFDq">form</a>. The elements of music may be compared to the <a href="/facts/Elements_of_art/QtprDnM8">elements of art</a> or <a href="/facts/Design_elements/Gf5svUAL">design</a>. </p>