musical theme
Subject (music)
In
music, a
theme is the material, usually a recognizable
melody, upon which part or all of a
composition is based. In forms such as the
fugue this may be known as the
subject.
musical theme
Noun
1. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
(synonym) theme, melodic theme, idea
(hypernym) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
(hyponym) motif, motive
(classification) music
MUSICAL THEME
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