Nebensatz – Definition in music

Definition of the German term Nebensatz in music:

secondary theme
second subject (contrasting musical theme that appears in the exposition of a sonata, typically in a different key from the first subject)

Language

German

Singular

Nebensatz

Plural

Nebensätze

Variant

Neben-Satz

Synonym

German musical terms related to Nebensatz:

Durchführung – development (in sonata)...
Durchführungssatz – thematic passage within the development section of...
Hauptsatz – main theme, principal theme...
Kirchensonate – church sonata
Klaviersonate – piano sonata
neben – beside, next to, alongside
Satz – movement (of a symphony, sonata, or similar large-...
Seitensatz – secondary theme...
Sonate – sonata
Sonatine – short sonata
Zwischensatz – episode (section of music in a sonata that connect...