idea
88
7.5
- noun
- /aɪˈdiːə/
- Specialized
:
motivo
- For this reason, the spinning out of a theme or idea is never strictly linear.
- a musical idea
- a melodic idea
- a theme or idea
The opening idea goes right up the arpeggiate.
- The opening idea goes right up the arpeggiate.
Examples
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Contact the education office of the local orchestra or symphony with your idea for a professional development program.
Academic text (1999) -
To make this a valuable experience, include new rhythmic ideas presented in the music being performed in upcoming concert repertoire.
Academic text (2013) -
So the idea is to mount a system that will play music with this board.
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Through active engagement with new musical ideas, students learn about the music and about other people.
Academic text (2008) -
Moreover, when improvising, players often discover musical ideas that may later become the basis of compositions.
Academic text (1999) -
Successful instrumental performance requires internalization of the melodic idea and can therefore be used to assess individual progress.
Academic text (1993) -
While transposing "Sha-boom!" we got the idea to start our own band, the Bebop Kings.
Fiction book (1993) -
In her latest song, she introduced a catchy melodic idea that everyone couldn't help but hum along to.
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The composer developed the main idea throughout the symphony, weaving it into various movements.
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During our music class, we explored different ideas to create unique melodic phrases for our project.
Synonyms
146
1.8
A series of musical notes that form the main tune of a song
48
2.5
A short piece of music that plays at the start of a TV show or for a performer
10
6.0
The first clear playing of a musical theme that other parts repeat
6
7.4
A short musical idea that repeats or changes through a piece
3
6.7
A short musical idea that repeats and is changed in a piece
1
9.1
A short musical idea that returns to show a person, place, or feeling
1
3.4
The main tune that represents a person or idea in a piece of music
1
3.4
A short group of notes that sounds complete in a piece of music
1
5.8
A main tune that returns and shapes a musical piece
1
4.5
A line of musical notes that forms the main tune
1
4.9
A short group of notes that sounds like one musical idea
1
9.9
A short tune that comes back in music to represent a person or idea
The main idea of a talk, text, or piece of music
Idioms
A person who has gear for an activity but does not know how to use it
- Informal
To ask why someone is doing something when you are annoyed or surprised
Compounds
How Developed
- Specialized
1
3.4
- Specialized
173
3.4
- Specialized
88
7.5
- Specialized
3
6.7
∞
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Idea in music comes from the same Greek idea 'form' and idein 'to see', so a musical idea is like a small melody 'shape' or 'form' that musicians 'see' in their minds and then develop into a theme.