- Look up
motif in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Motif may
refer to:
Motif (chess composition), an
element of a move in the
consideration of its purpose...
- The
Motif-Index of Folk-Literature is a six
volume catalogue of
motifs,
granular elements of folklore,
composed by
American folklorist Stith Thompson (1932–1936...
- In music, a
motif (pronunciation) IPA: (/moʊˈtiːf/) or
motive is a
short musical idea, a
salient recurring figure,
musical fragment or
succession of notes...
- A
motif (/moʊˈtiːf/ moh-TEEF) is any
distinctive feature or idea that
recurs across a story; often, it
helps develop other narrative elements such as...
- The
Yamaha Motif is a
series of
music workstation synthesizers,
first released by
Yamaha Corporation in
August 2001. The
Motif replaced the EX series...
- In computing,
Motif refers to both a
graphical user
interface (GUI)
specification and the
widget toolkit for
building applications that
follow that specification...
-
Motif Number 1,
located on
Bradley Wharf in the
harbor town of Rockport, M****achusetts, is a
replica of a
former fishing shack well
known to students...
-
Motif (also
known as
Motif Volume 1) is a 2008
album by
guitarist Steve Howe. The
album features re-recordings of
songs from Howe's career,
including pieces...
- In biology, a
sequence motif is a
nucleotide or amino-acid
sequence pattern that is
widespread and
usually ****umed to be
related to
biological function...
-
Leitmotiv (IPA: [ˈlaɪtmoˌtiːf]),
literally meaning "leading
motif", or "guiding
motif". A
musical motif has been
defined as a "short
musical idea ... melodic...