Countersubject
(KOWN-tur-sub-jekt)
[Eng.]
The secondary theme of a fugue, heard against the subject. Also called a countertheme.
SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:
- Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 (opening of the fugue)
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 17
- Bach: The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapunctus 1
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 25
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