contre-sujet – Definition in music

Definition of the French term contre-sujet in music:

countersubject (subsidiary subject that accompanies statements of the main subject in a fugue)

Language

French

Singular

contre-sujet

Plural

contre-sujets

Abbreviation

C.S.

Music scores that include contre-sujet:

Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor (1730) Page 1

French musical terms related to contre-sujet:

contre – against, opposite to (often used in combination wi...
sujet – subject...