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Musical theme   /mjˈuzɪkəl θim/   Listen
Musical theme

noun
1.
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition.  Synonyms: idea, melodic theme, theme.  "The accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"





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"Musical theme" Quotes from Famous Books



... music for confirmation, the theme or the punch of popular music may prove the entire song. I mean, that in its final sales analysis, the magic bars are what count. To carry this logical examination still further, it is possible for a popular song to be little more than theme. As a musical theme is the underlying melody out of which the variations are formed, it is possible to repeat the theme so often that the entire song is little more than ...
— Writing for Vaudeville • Brett Page


Words linked to "Musical theme" :   melody, melodic phrase, motive, variation, air, line, melodic line, strain, music, motif, statement, tune


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