Used in a Sentence

leitmotif

How to use leitmotif in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for leitmotif.

Editorial note

Having ‘skin in the game’ the leitmotif of the 2020s years.

Examples13
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for leitmotif.

noun

a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)

Example sentences

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Having ‘skin in the game’ the leitmotif of the 2020s years.

2

We are loosing the leitmotif in this subthread and I would like to bring us back on track.

3

That's a leitmotif in the article, and I think it's a good cautionary note.

4

ET has a kid in a Yoda costume, and the Yoda/Force leitmotif is quoted in the ET score at that point.

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I loved his Shane Black and Lord of the Rings leitmotif videos but some of the more conceptual stuff can be pretty hard to take.

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There must be a leitmotif/chorus that is recognizable and catchy, et cetera.

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Moreover, customers hear this cultural leitmotif and respond because they get the reference.

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First you figure out the basic themes at leitmotifs that you want to use. Then you watch the film a few times and whistle or hum basically how you want the music to go, so that you can match the music to the moment on a second-by-second basis.

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How to close void tags is more of a leitmotif to learn more about the whole subject, and the reason for investigating it. If you're not interested in understanding the core features of the markup language you're using, then this article is definitely not for you.

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Are you doubting the ability of the model trained on thousands of classical compositions to reproduce a fully structured classical piece that sounds well and has a few leitmotifs?

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I compartmentalize my writing a fair bit, so the fashion stuff I did in the early '00's was commercial writing aimed at getting work, with this kind of direct analysis only as a leitmotif.

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I have a spotify playlist with a bunch of Morricone's pieces on it, and oddly I discovered him as a teenager listening to a super weird goth band called Fields of the Nephilim, whose schtick was basically dressing up as vampire cowboys, and they sampled Morricone as a leitmotif throughout a whole bunch of their songs.

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Bach had some complicated, almost math-like themes, but is it really more complex than Wagnerian leitmotifs and huge orchestral settings or Schoenbergian modern music where the traditional score notation can't keep up anymore?But yeah, the analogy is easy to abuse, due to the multitude of artistic styles, and active rebellion against the "mainstream".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use leitmotif in a sentence?

Having ‘skin in the game’ the leitmotif of the 2020s years.

What does leitmotif mean?

a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)

What part of speech is leitmotif?

leitmotif is commonly used as noun.