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Noun Concept
Categories: Rhythm and meter, Motifs, Formal sections in music analysis, Melody
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motif  motive  Amotivic  head-motif  head motif
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A theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music WordNet 3.0
English:
music
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A theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In music, a motif IPA: or motive is a short musical idea, a salient recurring figure, musical fragment or succession of notes that has some special importance in or is characteristic of a composition. Wikipedia
A salient recurring fragment or succession of notes Wikipedia Disambiguation
A motif; a theme or subject, especially one that is central to the work or often repeated. Wiktionary
Music: theme or subject. Wiktionary (translation)
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If you listen carefully, you can hear the flutes mimicking the cello motive. Wiktionary
IS A
theme
musical composition
song structure
musical form
HAS KIND
obbligato
ostinato
section
BACH motif
DSCH motif
HAS INSTANCE
BACH motif
Tarantella Napoletana
Shave and a Haircut
Oriental riff
millennial whoop
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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motif, motive
Wikipedia
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motif (music)
Wikidata
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motif
Wiktionary
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motive
Wikipedia Redirections
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Amotivic, head-motif, head motif, Idée fixe (music), Kopfmotiv, motive (music), motivic, motivic development, Motivic saturation, motto (music), musical idea, musical motif, Musical motto
Wikidata Alias
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motive, musical motif

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