secondary theme of a fugue
Countertheme
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Countersubject
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secondary theme of a fugue
Double fugue
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a fugue which has two separate subjects
Fugue
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form in which a subject theme is introduced and then extended and developed through some number of successive imitations
Theme
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a group of notes, also called a melody, that will form the basis for a work that includes the theme's repetition and/or devel…
Theme and variations
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an extended work, sometimes in separated movements or sections, where the opening musical statement (theme) is subjected to d…
Conjunct
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in which a theme moves by no more than a tone or semitone from one note to the next
Changes
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the set of chord changes, or harmonies, contained in the central theme or melody around which a piece has been built
Chase
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improvisations where one player performs a melodic riff and other members in the band take up the theme, often adding additio…