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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

対唱主題

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: taishō shudai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Countersubject/ˈkaʊn.tərˌsʌb.dʒɪkt/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"フーガの冒頭で主題に対して対唱主題が提示されます。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    In music, the theme that appears in counterpoint to the subject in a fugue, usually following the statement of the subject.

    "The intricate interplay between the primary subject and the countersubject defines the exposition of the fugue."
  2. 2

    A topic or theme presented in opposition or contrast to a primary subject.

    "During the debate, the speaker introduced a compelling countersubject regarding economic sustainability."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix counter- (meaning against or opposite), originating from Latin contra, combined with subject, from Latin subjectus. Developed in musical theory during the Baroque period to describe the secondary melodic theme accompanying the main subject in a fugue.

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