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Subject (music)

Not to be confused with Theme music.
"Main theme" redirects here. For the Pink Floyd song, see Main Theme. For the main theme of The Idol see The Lure.
First theme of Haydn's Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI: G1, I, mm. 1–12[1]

In music, a subject is the material, usually a recognizable melody, upon which part or all of a composition is based. In forms other than the fugue, this may be known as the theme.

  1. ^ Benward and Saker 2009, 136.

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