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metamorphosis

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metamorphosis

The transformation of theme or motif, especially rhythmically while the same notes are retained, as for example the idée fixe of Berlioz, the themes in Liszt's symphonic poems, or the Leitmotive in Wagner's musical dramas.



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What we call nature is a certain self-regulated motion or change; and nature does all things by her own hands, and does not leave another to baptize her but baptizes herself; and this through the metamorphosis again.
Essays, Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
The transition had been so sudden and so unexpected that it left me for a moment forgetful of aught else than my strange metamorphosis.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
His next care on leaving the barber's who had achieved his first metamorphosis was to enter a shop and buy a complete sailor's suit -- a garb, as we all know, very simple, and consisting of white trousers, a striped shirt, and a cap.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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