WordNet: idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"

• domain: topic music

• hypernym air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune

• hyponym motif, motive

• hyponym statement

• hyponym variation

idea

• (suomi) teema (synonyymi)

melodic theme

• (suomi) teema (synonyymi)

musical theme

• (suomi) teema (synonyymi)

theme

• (englanti) thematic (derivationally related)
• (suomi) teema (synonyymi)