musical motif
C12368
concept
A musical motif is a short, recurring musical idea—such as a melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic fragment—that serves as a foundational element for developing and unifying a composition.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| musical motif canonical | 14 |
| Wagnerian motif | 1 |
| film score motif | 1 |
| lyrical motif | 1 |
| melodic device | 1 |
| musical figure | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: musical motif
Generated description
A musical motif is a short, recurring musical idea—such as a melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic fragment—that serves as a foundational element for developing and unifying a composition.
Instances (18)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Heaven's Door | lyrical motif |
| Lara's Theme | — |
| Swan Theme | — |
| Phases and Stages (Theme) – No Love Around | — |
| Wonder Woman main theme | — |
| feather theme | — |
| The Force Theme | — |
| The Ark Theme | — |
| The Grail Theme | — |
| Helena’s Theme | — |
| Theme from "South Pacific" (musical) | — |
| Theme from "The King and I" (musical) | — |
| Theme from "Flower Drum Song" (musical) | — |
| Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score) | — |
| Cheyenne’s Theme | — |
| the renunciation of love | Wagnerian motif |
| Gelsomina’s theme | film score motif |
| Mannheim rocket | musical figure |