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Noun Concept
Categories: Rhythm and meter, Formal sections in music analysis, Polyphonic form, Melody, Motifs
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theme  melodic theme  musical theme  idea  subject
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(music) melodic subject of a musical composition WordNet 3.0
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(music) melodic subject of a musical composition WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In music, a subject is the material, usually a recognizable melody, upon which part or all of a composition is based. Wikipedia
Musical melody on which a composition is based Wikidata
The general category, often stated in a word or phrase, to which the ideas of a passage as a whole belong. OmegaWiki
An important melody that occurs several times throughout a piece of music. OmegaWiki
A musical theme or melodic subject. Wiktionary
The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue. Wiktionary
Music: main theme. Wiktionary (translation)
The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations. Wiktionary
Music: main melody of a piece of music. Wiktionary (translation)
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The theme is announced in the first measures WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
tune
PART OF
canon
fugue
variation
HAS KIND
motif
statement
variation
ostinato
section
+2 relations
HAS INSTANCE
folia
CATEGORY DOMAIN
music
DERIVATION
thematic
DIFFERENT FROM
signature
HAS PARTS OF THE CLASS
period
PARTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH
signature
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea
Wikipedia
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subject (music)
Wikidata
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theme
Wiktionary
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idea, subject, theme
OmegaWiki
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subject, theme, topic
Wikipedia Redirections
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athematic (music), athematicism, counter-subject, counter subject, countersubject, Fugue subject, idea (music), main theme, monothematic, Musical subject, musical theme, polythematic, subordinate theme, Thematicism, theme (music), theme group
Wikidata Alias
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fugue subject, musical subject, musical theme, subject

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