A fairy-tale opera for children, it has also found a steady adult following, in part for its skilful use of folk or folk-like songs in a simple motivic technique derived from Wagner.
And would the listener recognise the deeper significance, in Cantata 105, of the worship of money as a betrayal of Christ without that motivic relationship?
In less capable hands such a flurry of motivic activity can disintegrate into the unintelligible.
Instead, the melodic phrases owe their unity and continuity to the juxtaposition of short segments with obvious motivic connections.
The second motivic element announced in these opening bars is a quick upward scale.
Each exploits contrast and color while elaborating motivic detail and assiduously building climaxes.
Definition of motivic in US English:
motivic
adjectiveˈmōdəvik
Music
Relating to a motif or motifs.
〔乐〕（与）音乐主题（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
The second motivic element announced in these opening bars is a quick upward scale.
A fairy-tale opera for children, it has also found a steady adult following, in part for its skilful use of folk or folk-like songs in a simple motivic technique derived from Wagner.
Each exploits contrast and color while elaborating motivic detail and assiduously building climaxes.
Instead, the melodic phrases owe their unity and continuity to the juxtaposition of short segments with obvious motivic connections.
And would the listener recognise the deeper significance, in Cantata 105, of the worship of money as a betrayal of Christ without that motivic relationship?
In less capable hands such a flurry of motivic activity can disintegrate into the unintelligible.