leitmotiv

[US]/'laitməu,ti:f/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. main theme, central idea
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the musical term ‘leitmotiv’.

The unquestionable leitmotiv of the current development of the nation could be summarized as a mechanical tabula rasa of the past.

Abstract: The Leitmotiv is an important method to express the plot in Wagner’s music drama The Nibelung’s Ring (Der Ring des Nibelungen).

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