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.

Origin of countersubject

First recorded in 1850–55; counter- + subject

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