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monothematic, a.|mɒnəʊθɪˈmætɪk| [f. mono- + thematic a.] Having a single dominant theme or element, spec. in Mus. So monoˈthematism.
1886F. Praeger tr. Naumann's Hist. Mus. II. 1188 The employment of leit-motiv..is nothing but a return to monothematism. 1907R. Boughton Bach 15 Monothematic music in polyphonic style was bound to result in a fugue. 1934C. Lambert Music Ho! v. 326 The work is entirely monothematic, and..should be regarded as a continuation of the formal principles first evolved by Liszt. 1958Times 13 Sept. 10/4 The basically monothematic nature of the opening movement is unusual in a symphony. 1961Times 2 Nov. 16/3 Edwin Muir, a dour, almost mono-thematic poet. 1962H. R. Loyn Anglo-Saxon Eng. iii. 125 These names are often..dithematic such as Wulfbold, Wulfhere, Leofric, and the like rather than monothematic. |