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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 ]
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.
Support for, or opposition to, abortion is one example of a common decisive factor in single-issue politics; another might be support of strict constructionism. Defenders of litmus tests argue that some issues are so important that it overwhelms other concerns (especially if there are other qualified candidates that pass the test).
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In sacred vocal music of Baroque and Classical periods, there are several examples of cyclic technique, such as Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B minor and Mozart's Mass in C major, K. 317, Spatzenmesse in C major K. 220, Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento K. 243, [citation needed] and especially Requiem in D minor K. 626, where the "DNA ...
The Winograd schema challenge (WSC) is a test of machine intelligence proposed in 2012 by Hector Levesque, a computer scientist at the University of Toronto.Designed to be an improvement on the Turing test, it is a multiple-choice test that employs questions of a very specific structure: they are instances of what are called Winograd schemas, named after Terry Winograd, professor of computer ...
Many of the other examples, but i would deffinately question the use of leitmotives in the 2 dream theater albums given. They both have recurring ideas throughout the album, but mainly expressed through the lyrics rather than through recuring motives, a much better example would be their album metropolis, which DOES use leitmotives throughout.
For example: Jazz musicians use the term "lead" or "head" to refer to the main melody, which is used as a starting point for improvisation . Rock music , and other forms of popular music and folk music tend to pick one or two melodies ( verse and chorus , sometimes with a third, contrasting melody known as a bridge or middle eight ) and stick ...