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Definition of Leitmotiv
1. Noun. A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas).
Generic synonyms: Air, Line, Melodic Line, Melodic Phrase, Melody, Strain, Tune
Definition of Leitmotiv
1. Noun. (alternative form of leitmotif) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leitmotiv
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leitmotiv
Literary usage of Leitmotiv
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Opera, Past and Present: An Historical Sketch by William Foster Apthorp (1901)
"The too commonly applied test — the more or less extensive use of the leitmotiv —
is fallacious; for hardly a single composer since Wagner has used the ..."
2. The History of the Chorus in the German Drama by Elsie Winifred Helmrich (1912)
"The orchestra also serves to direct the feelings, for by means of the "leitmotiv "I0°
the music is able to reflect everything that takes place upon the ..."
3. Music and Musicians by Albert Lavignac (1903)
"and by the systematic and permanent employ of the leitmotiv (already introduced
in Lohengrin). On this new system are constructed Tristan and Isolde, ..."
4. Life of Richard Wagner by Carl Friedrich Glasenapp, William Ashton Ellis (1904)
"The earliest leitmotiv shews itself in the 'S. fantastique' in the melodic phrase
named by BERLIOZ 'Didee fixe'—The Ed." I decline to present LR with a ..."
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