Thematic development
Musical expansion of a theme achieved by varying its melodic outline, its harmony, or its rhythm.
SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:
- Liszt: Les préludes (thematic transformation 1)
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 3, Track 16
- Liszt: Les préludes (thematic transformation 2)
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 3, Track 17
- Liszt: Les préludes (thematic transformation 3)
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 3, Track 18
- Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, V (idée fixe)
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 3, Track 23
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