Pachelbel, Johann (1653–1706)
Paganini, Niccolò (1782–1840)
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c. 1525–1594)
panpipes
parallel fifths
parallelism
part
Partch instruments
partial
passacaglia
passaggio
passing note
patch cable
pause signs
pavane
pedal point
pedal-steel guitar
pentatonic scale
percussion
perfect cadence
perfect pitch
phantom power
pharynx
phase
phon
phonation
phrase
phrasing
Phrygian cadence
Phrygian mode
Phrygian dominant scale
physics of musical instruments
piano (dynamics)
piano (instrument)
piccolo
pickup
pickup notes and measures
pickup pattern
pitch
pitch control in singing
pizzicato
placement
plagal cadence
plainchant
PLAYING TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUCTIONS
plectrum
plosive
polar pattern
polonaise
polychord
polyphonic
polyrhythmic
polytonality
popular song forms
portamento
portato
post horn
posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
postmodern music
power chord
preamp
prelude
pressed voice
presto
program music
progressive rock
projection
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891–1953)
proximity effect
psychedelic rock
Puccini, Giacomo (1858–1924)
punk
Purcell, Henry (1659–1695)
pure tone
pushed note
Pythagorean tuning