Motive
(I) A short, marked musical phrase. (2) A theme for development.
See Leitmotiv.
Motion, Moto (It.). Conjunct Motion, movement by degrees. Disjunct Motion, movement by skips. Direct, Similar, or Parallel Motion, when two parts ascend or descend together. Contrary Motion, when two parts move in opposite directions.
Oblique Motion, when one part is stationary while the other moves.