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Leitmotif Moderate

Leitmotif has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)

2

A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera.

See Also
place leading motive idée fixe recurring theme melodic character leitmotifs
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
tune
Rhyming Words
atif stif hatif latif notif motif chétif digestif biomotif submotif aperitif apéritif minimotif antimotif dispositif abdullatif intermotif supermotif bach motif pseudomotif
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