English noun: musical theme | |||
1. | musical theme (communication) (music) melodic subject of a musical composition | ||
Samples | The theme is announced in the first measures. The accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it. | ||
Synonyms | idea, melodic theme, theme | ||
Broader (hypernym) | air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | motif, motive, statement, variation | ||
Domain category | music | ||