Example: Le sous-thème de cette composition enrichit la mélodie principale.
Definition
"Le sous-thème" in music refers to a secondary theme or motif that supports and enriches the main melody within a composition, often providing contrast or development to the primary musical idea.
Translations
the sub-theme
el subtema
het subthema
el subtema
das Unterthema
Etymology
The term "le sous-thème" comes from French, where "sous" means "under" or "sub-" and "thème" means "theme." It literally means "sub-theme," indicating its role as a secondary or subordinate musical theme that complements the main one.
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the sub-theme