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I was listening to Weber's Turandot Overture. A flute (or piccolo?) plays a theme, and then the entire orchestra plays the same thing. Is there a name for this?

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  • chanting, maybe? there is a word for it in other languages I know, but I can't translate it to english.
    – vladli
    Nov 14, 2018 at 11:17
  • Copycat :-) . How about "call and response" Nov 14, 2018 at 13:17
  • In call and response, the response is an answer to the call, not merely a repeat. (Call= Shave and a haircut, response= six bits) Nov 14, 2018 at 18:43

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More common in a solo concerto, this is a “tutti repeat” or “orchestral repetition”, where the entire orchestra echos the statement of a melodic subject in the solo.

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No special term, beyond variations on the (perfectly clear) description you've already given. 'The theme is stated by solo flute, then repeated by full orchestra.'

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