Dan (aka MusicTeacher) comes thru again. Man, you are a walking library !! I would have never guessed motif and I've never heard this term at this forum. I think I'll update my original post so I don't forget this term . . . well done my friend.

Here's what a search produced.
In music, a motif (also sometimes written as motive) is the smallest unit of a piece of music that contains some kind of thematic or structural identity.

There's way too many ads at this website, but I found it useful nonetheless.

https://hellomusictheory.com/learn/motifs/

Thanks Dan.


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