ALL meanings of countersubject
coun·ter·sub·ject
C c - noun countersubject (in a fugue) the theme in one voice that accompanies the statement of the subject in another 3
- noun countersubject A second or subsidiary subject, especially accompanying the subject or its answer in a fugue. 1
- noun countersubject a theme in a fugue that occurs simultaneously with the second and often the subsequent themes of the main subject. 1
- noun countersubject (music) The secondary melody in contrapuntal music. 0