A gentle theme for the Jedi Master Yoda, who appears in five of the six films along with his music.
Most of the floats had gentle themes, like "God Bless New Orleans."
This movement is a set of variations on a sweet, gentle theme.
Here in the slow movement she allowed the gentle principal theme to flow naturally and above all musically.
What changes, though, is the dynamic of the quartet's playing: the gentle theme becomes a forceful wave of sound.
Mr. Glass strives hard to achieve a grand, brassy apotheosis, but the gentle little theme cannot support all the bluster.
Danakil has also talked about more gentle and light themes such as love, passing time and the desire to travel and discover the world.
In the development a spiky rhythmic motif penetrates through the flowing textures of the first theme, but soon the gentler second theme reappears.
He described the first act as "Love"; the play opens auspiciously, using gentle themes and pleasant music to draw in the attention of the audience.
In his later years, Mr. Zaret wrote poetry that stressed gentle themes, including how it feels to grow old.