Advertisement

Advertisement

countersubject

[ koun-ter-suhb-jikt ]

noun

, Music.
  1. a theme in a fugue that occurs simultaneously with the second and often the subsequent themes of the main subject.

countersubject

/ ˈkaʊntəˌsʌbdʒɪkt /

noun

  1. music (in a fugue) the theme in one voice that accompanies the statement of the subject in another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of countersubject1

First recorded in 1850–55; counter- + subject

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

counterstrokecountersue

Browse

  • #
  • aa
  • bb
  • cc
  • dd
  • ee
  • ff
  • gg
  • hh
  • ii
  • jj
  • kk
  • ll
  • mm
  • nn
  • oo
  • pp
  • qq
  • rr
  • ss
  • tt
  • uu
  • vv
  • ww
  • xx
  • yy
  • zz