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recapitulation
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(music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)
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ˌɹiːkəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n
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noun
(music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)
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a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
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(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated
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