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A leitmotif or Leitmotiv [1] (/ ˌ l aɪ t m oʊ ˈ t iː f /) is a "short, recurring musical phrase" [2] associated with a particular person, place, or idea. It is closely related to the musical concepts of idée fixe or motto-theme . [ 2 ]
A phrase originally presented as a motif may become a figure which accompanies another melody, as in the second movement of Claude Debussy's String Quartet (1893). [8] Play ⓘ White would classify the accompaniment as motivic material since it was, "derived from an important motive stated earlier".
Thematic transformation (also known as thematic metamorphosis or thematic development) is a musical technique in which a leitmotif, or theme, is developed by changing the theme by using permutation (transposition or modulation, inversion, and retrograde), augmentation, diminution, and fragmentation.
A test strip is a band/piece/strip of paper or other material used for biological testing. Specifically, test strip may refer to: Food testing strips; Glucose meter test strip; Lipolysis test strip; Urine test strip; Universal indicator pH test strips; It may also refer to: Teststrip, an art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand
Goofus and Gallant has reflected shifts in American parenting styles and attitudes about how children (especially boys) ought to behave. [8] While strips from the 1950s highlighted Goofus crying in pain and Gallant suppressing tears, strips from 2000 onward showed Goofus ignoring or reacting badly to hurts while Gallant expressed his emotions ...
The term riff entered musical slang in the 1920s [4] and is used primarily in discussion of forms of rock music, heavy metal or jazz.One explanation holds that "most rock musicians use riff as a near-synonym for musical idea" (Middleton 1990, p. 125), but the etymology of the term is not clearly known.
When her mother died two years ago, Celia Bashaw began dreaming about art, and not just any art. Her thoughts were fixed on an heirloom her great uncle, Chuck Perkins, had carved.
The comic first appeared in the Marin Independent Journal, and was offered to them for free. [8] The earlier comic strips were then reprinted in three Science Stuff You Can Do [11] books, a Best of, and was the bases for two specialty books, Beakman & Jax's Bubble Book and Beakman & Jax's Microscope Book.