Definition

1. Noun (Music):
   • Answer: In a fugue or other contrapuntal composition, the second statement of the main theme (the subject) by a different voice, usually at the interval of a fifth above or a fourth below the original statement.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Phần đáp đề trong bản fugue này xuất hiện ở giọng át. (The answer in this fugue appears in the dominant key.)
  • Sau chủ đề là đáp đề. (Following the subject is the answer.)

Advanced Usage

• In music theory, a "real answer" is an exact transposition of the subject, while a "tonal answer" involves slight melodic alterations to fit the harmony.

Variants and Related Words

• Chủ đề (n): subject. The principal theme or melody that begins a fugue.
• Fugue (n): fugue. A complex contrapuntal musical form built on a recurring subject.

Synonyms

• Musical answer: The responding entry of the subject in a fugue.
• Response: A term sometimes used interchangeably with "answer" in musical contexts.

Notes

• This is a specialized term used almost exclusively in the context of music theory and analysis, particularly concerning fugal composition.