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Thematic adj.

(Gram.) Of or pertaining to the theme of a word. See Theme, n., 4.

(Mus.) Of or pertaining to a theme, or subject.

Thematic catalogue (Mus.), a catalogue of musical works which, besides the title and other particulars, gives in notes the theme, or first few measures, of the whole work or of its several movements.

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Etymology of 'Thematic'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Thematic" Quotes from Famous Books

... and power. In a way the music is both meteorological and psychological; it pictures the dreary waste of country; it seems to speak of the falling snow and biting frost; but it also gives voice to the heavy-heartedness which is the prevailing mood of the act. It introduces, too, as a thematic motive, the opening phrase of the Russian folk-song which the convicts sing as they enter. This melody is one of the gems of Russian folk-song so much admired by the composers of the Czar's empire that there are few of them who have not put it to artistic use. It is "Ay ouchnem," ...

— Chapters of Opera • Henry Edward Krehbiel

Words linked to "Thematic" : thematic vowel, theme, unthematic, Thematic Apperception Test