countersubject
[ koun-ter-suhb-jikt ]
/ ˈkaʊn tərˈsʌb dʒɪkt /
noun Music.
a theme in a fugue that occurs simultaneously with the second and often the subsequent themes of the main subject.
Words nearby countersubject
counterspy,
counterstain,
counterstamp,
counterstatement,
counterstroke,
countersubject,
countersue,
countersuit,
countertenor,
counterterrorism,
countertop
British Dictionary definitions for countersubject
countersubject
/ (ˈkaʊntəˌsʌbdʒɪkt) /
noun
music
(in a fugue) the theme in one voice that accompanies the statement of the subject in another