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theme

musical melody on which a composition is based
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theme

Summary

theme is a musical concept[1]. theme draws 127 Wikipedia views per month (musical_concept category, ranking #91 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • theme's instance of is recorded as musical concept[3].
  • theme's instance of is recorded as role[4].
  • theme is a type of artistic theme[5].
  • theme is a type of melody[6].
  • theme is part of fugue[7].
  • theme is part of theme and variation[8].
  • theme's Commons category is recorded as Subjects (music)[9].
  • theme's partially coincident with is recorded as theme music[10].
  • theme's different from is recorded as theme music[11].
  • theme's has part is recorded as period[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include musical concept[3] and role[4]. Recorded subclass of include artistic theme[5] and melody[6].

Use and Application

Part of include fugue[7], a type of musical work/composition[13] and theme and variation[8], a musical form[14].

Why It Matters

theme draws 127 Wikipedia views per month (musical_concept category, ranking #91 of 193).[2] theme has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] theme is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Has part(s) of the class → period
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → artistic theme, melody
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39233, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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