Anaphora
The anaphora ( Greek Αναφορά "elevation", Latin repetitio ) is a musical-rhetorical figure and denotes a continuous repetition of a theme, or figure in various subsequent sentences, which should bring the affect of emphasis with it.
rhetoric
In rhetoric, the anaphora or anaphora is used to clarify the importance of a topic.
Example:
"I have a dream, that one day ...
I have a dream, ...
I have a dream, ..."
"Yes we can ...
Yes we can ...
Yes we can ..."
In other definitions of anaphora or repetition , the affect of the emphasis on the figure is mentioned.
music
Joachim Burmeister describes the anaphora as a repeating ornament that only occurs in the bass part. "If this happens in several voices, it is called 'palillogia'". Johannes Nucius, on the other hand, explains the anaphora as a repeating theme in the same voice, but does not specify it.
liturgy
In the individual churches , anaphora describes the prayer that liturgically leads to the Lord's Supper .
literature
- Dietrich Bartel: Handbook of musical figure theory , Laaber 1985; 3rd rev. A. 1997, ISBN 3-89007-340-9 .