Anaphora

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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 ..."

- US President Barack Obama

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 .