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Wagner around 1877- Leitmotif
- In Wagner, generally, a short musical motive consisting of a few notes. Most often the motive is melodic-harmonic in character. A leitmotif is often associated with a person, object, event or idea. Read in more detail on leitmotifs in the article Leitmotifs in Der Ring des Nibelungen - an introduction
- Musical drama
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