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The countersubject usually contrasts with the subject/answer phrase shape. In a fugue, a countersubject is "the continuation of counterpoint in the voice that began with the subject", occurring against the answer.
- What is a countersubject in music?
- What is subject and answer in fugue?
- What is the subject in a fugue?
- What is the difference between a subject and a theme in music?
What is a countersubject in music?
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.
What is subject and answer in fugue?
A fugue begins with the exposition of its subject in one of the voices alone in the tonic key. After the statement of the subject, a second voice enters and states the subject with the subject transposed to another key (usually the dominant or subdominant), which is known as the answer.
What is the subject in a fugue?
The "subject" of a fugue is its main theme. It is generally short--one or two measures--but may be longer (3-4 measures).
What is the difference between a subject and a theme in music?
In context|music|lang=en terms the difference between theme and subject. is that theme is (music) the main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations while subject is (music) the main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
