- leitmotif, leitmotiv
- (музыкальное) лейтмотив ведущая тема (творчества и т. п.) ;
главная движущая сила;
основное побуждение (в чьей-л. жизни)
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
LEITMOTIV — Terme allemand signifiant «motif conducteur», mais passé dans la langue française, parmi d’autres, en raison notamment de ses résonances wagnériennes. Inventé par Hans von Wolzogen (1848 1938), leitmotiv désigne un court motif mélodique,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
leitmotiv — leitmotif UK [ˈlaɪtməʊˌtiːf] / US [ˈlaɪtmoʊˌtɪf] or leitmotiv UK / US noun [countable] Word forms leitmotif : singular leitmotif plural leitmotifs 1) music a tune that is repeated several times in a piece of music and represents a particular… … English dictionary
Leitmotif — Studioalbum von dredg Veröffentlichung 1999, Re Release 2001. 2010(LP) Label Eigenvertrieb / Universal Music Group … Deutsch Wikipedia
leitmotif — (also leitmotiv) ► NOUN ▪ a recurring theme in a musical or literary composition. ORIGIN German Leitmotiv, from leit leading + Motiv motive … English terms dictionary
leitmotif — or leitmotiv [līt′mō tēf΄] n. [Ger leitmotiv < leiten, to LEAD1 + motiv, MOTIVE] 1. a short, recurring musical phrase or theme, esp. as used in Wagnerian opera to represent a given character, emotion, etc. 2. a dominant theme or underlying… … English World dictionary
leitmotif — UK [ˈlaɪtməʊˌtiːf] / US [ˈlaɪtmoʊˌtɪf] or leitmotiv UK / US noun [countable] Word forms leitmotif : singular leitmotif plural leitmotifs 1) music a tune that is repeated several times in a piece of music and represents a particular character or… … English dictionary
leitmotif — 1876, a musical figure to which some definite meaning is attached, from Ger. Leitmotiv, lit. lead motive, from leiten to lead (see LEAD (Cf. lead) (v.1)) + Motiv (see MOTIVE (Cf. motive)). A term associated with Wagnerian musical drama, though… … Etymology dictionary
leitmotif — , leitmotiv (LITE moh teef) [German: leading motive] A recurring theme in a musical or literary work, especially one in the operas of Richard Wagner, that is associated with a specific character, situation, or feeling. The search for… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
Leitmotif — Leit mo*tif , Leitmotiv Leit mo*tiv (l[imac]t m[ o]*t[ e]f ), n. [G., leading motive.] 1. (Mus.) a guiding theme; in Wagnerian opera, a marked melodic phrase or short musical passage which always accompanies the reappearance of a certain person,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leitmotiv — Leitmotif Leit mo*tif , Leitmotiv Leit mo*tiv (l[imac]t m[ o]*t[ e]f ), n. [G., leading motive.] 1. (Mus.) a guiding theme; in Wagnerian opera, a marked melodic phrase or short musical passage which always accompanies the reappearance of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leitmotif — A leitmotif (pronEng|ˌlaɪtmoʊˈtiːf) (also leitmotiv; lit. leading motif ) is a recurring musical theme, associated with a particular person, place, or idea. The word has also been used by extension to mean any sort of recurring theme, whether in… … Wikipedia