THE LEITMOTIF Personal Path for Evaluation and Self Evaluation Alice Romano FORM VA a.s. 2012-2013.

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THE LEITMOTIF Personal Path for Evaluation and Self Evaluation Alice Romano FORM VA a.s

Why did I decide to examine the topic in depth ? I study music so I would like to go in depth The topic is something concerning one of my field of study I was intrigued in listening about the leitmotif in literature (I had heard about it only in music) I wanted to understand the relationship between the leitmotif in music and the leitmotif in literature, its function and meaning.

How did I start? What is leitmotif in music? What is its function in a composition? Who is Richard Wagner and why is he important speaking about the leitmotif? What is the meaning of the leitmotif in literature? Why is it used? Which are the analogies and the differences between its use in literature and music? Why do J. Joyce and V. Woolf use the leitmotif?

What is leitmotif in music? Etymology: it means “leading motif” or “guiding motif”. Recurring musical phrase associated with a particular person, place or idea It is the smallest structural unit possessing thematic identity --> not necessary a melody: it could be a rhythm or a chord progression.

To link a work together into a coherent whole To narrate a story without the use of words To add another level to an already present story. What is its function in a composition? An example of leitmotif: Siegfried

The technique is specifically associated with the operas of Richard Wagner (Der Ring Des Nibelungen) he wanted to find a way to connect disparate elements to represent the complexity of his operas The motif arouses to the object that must be recalled. Who is Richard Wagner and why is he important speaking about the leitmotif?

It gives rhythm: it creates crescendo, diminuendo, accelerando and rallentando of different figures of speech (the phonetical level) It decreases the tension created by the uninterrupted flow of thought It creates allusion, reinforces a conceptual meaning What is the meaning of the leitmotif in literature? Why is it used? Interior monologue musical technique used by Wagner develops, intensifies and establishes inter-relationships.

The leitmotif is: the translation of the inner themes of the soul: include different and deep meanings the linking motives (guide to the essential) based on reminiscence: themes opposed, completed, transformed, separated and brought back together again each other functional to establishes connections and references during different recurring symbolic moments and of plumb the depths of the absence of a logical sense usually irregular, frequently having no meaning out of context. easily recalled to the mind of the reader

James Joyce he uses repeated phrases to indicate particular characters or plot issues Joyce said that the chapter “Sirens” was inspired by die Meistersinger von Nǘrberg. The leitmotif is strictly connected to epiphany It represents a way to reach the inner part of the person It shows a transformation, a manifestation in the character and the sudden spiritual revelation

Contradictions live together with harmony, structurally near each other and linked by narration: good and evil, love and death, purification and injustice. the repetition of the statement emphasizes its significance to the thematic progression of the novel. the leitmotif creates a continuity among time and space that are not linear (the tolling of the Big Ben for example) Virginia Woolf