the theme is announced in the first measures
the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
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theme — noun Etymology: Middle English teme, theme, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin thema, from Greek, literally, something laid down, from tithenai to place more at do Date: 14th century 1. a. a subject or topic of discourse or of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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