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Motivic in a sentence

Motivic meaning

Used as, or relating to, a motif.

Using Motivic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Used as, or relating to, a motif.
  • In the example corpus, motivic often appears in combinations such as: of motivic, motivic development.

Context around Motivic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

additive 1×

Often after:

development 2× repetition 1× work 1× cells 1×

Sentence patterns with Motivic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

counterpoint and motivic work of 1× included additive motivic development 1× together through motivic repetition and 1× use of motivic cells in 1× use of motivic development the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

his instrumental works 1× josquin made extensive 1× stravinsky s use 1× the opera s 1×

Common sentence endings:

additive motivic development 1× an inner unity 1× and contrapuntal elaboration 1× mozart s music 1×

Words around Motivic

Just before it in the word index:

motives 512 motiveless 2 motive 839 motivators 21 motivator 79 motivative 1

Just after it in the word index:

motivity 4 motivul 3 motiwal 2 motkaluk 2 motlanthe 11 motlatsi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Motivic

  • In this selection, "motivic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, additive, development, repetition and work stand out and add context to how "motivic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include counterpoint and motivic work of and included additive motivic development. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "motivic" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with motivic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The opera’s disparate styles are bound together through motivic repetition and contrapuntal elaboration. (14 words)

Stravinsky's use of motivic development (the use of musical figures that are repeated in different guises throughout a composition or section of a composition) included additive motivic development. (29 words)

Josquin made extensive use of "motivic cells" in his compositions, short, easily recognizable melodic fragments which passed from voice to voice in a contrapuntal texture, giving it an inner unity. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

His instrumental works are therefore imbued with a similar vocally conceived melodic line, granted they may be lacking in the sophisticated counterpoint and motivic work of Haydn and Mozart's music. (31 words)

Josquin made extensive use of "motivic cells" in his compositions, short, easily recognizable melodic fragments which passed from voice to voice in a contrapuntal texture, giving it an inner unity. (30 words)

Stravinsky's use of motivic development (the use of musical figures that are repeated in different guises throughout a composition or section of a composition) included additive motivic development. (29 words)

Example sentences (4)

Stravinsky's use of motivic development (the use of musical figures that are repeated in different guises throughout a composition or section of a composition) included additive motivic development.

The opera’s disparate styles are bound together through motivic repetition and contrapuntal elaboration.

His instrumental works are therefore imbued with a similar vocally conceived melodic line, granted they may be lacking in the sophisticated counterpoint and motivic work of Haydn and Mozart's music.

Josquin made extensive use of "motivic cells" in his compositions, short, easily recognizable melodic fragments which passed from voice to voice in a contrapuntal texture, giving it an inner unity.

Common combinations with motivic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "motivic" in a sentence?
An example: "Stravinsky's use of motivic development (the use of musical figures that are repeated in different guises throughout a composition or section of a composition) included additive motivic development." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "motivic" from authentic English texts.
What does "motivic" mean?
Motivic means: Used as, or relating to, a motif.
How many example sentences with "motivic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "motivic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.