English > melodic theme: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition. |
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| Synonyms | theme, musical theme, idea |
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| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
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| Narrower | motif, motive | A theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music |
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| statement | (music) the presentation of a musical theme |
| variation | A repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished |
| Broader | tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase | A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence |
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| Spanish | tema melódico, tema musical, tema |
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| Catalan | tema melòdic, tema musical, tema |
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