melodic theme

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noun

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
- the theme is announced in the first measures
- the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
• Syn:
theme, musical theme, idea
• Derivationally related forms:
thematic (for: theme)
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line,
line, melodic phrase
• Hyponyms:
motif, motive, statement, variation