secondary theme

collocation in English

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secondary
adjective
uk
/ˈsek.ən.dri/us
/ˈsek.ən.der.i/
less important than ...
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theme
noun[C]
uk
/θiːm/us
/θiːm/
the main subject of a talk, book, ...
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(Definition ofsecondaryandthemefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsecondary theme

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Rather than approaching anger through normative literature or as asecondarythemeto such topics as insult or aggression, we should explore the customary experience of anger in daily relationships.
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The agitated opening theme is contrasted with a more lyricalsecondarytheme.
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This moment of punctuation serves one purpose: to announce the impending arrival of the sonata'ssecondarytheme.
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The second theme is somehow melancholic in tone, which contrasts the main theme as the opposite of thesecondarytheme.
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The closing section, which is in two parts, quotes thesecondarythemeand liquefies the primary theme.
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In some compositions, a principal theme is announced and then a second melody, sometimes called a "countertheme" or "secondarytheme", may occur.
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The music is soon interrupted by a more militaristic and percussivesecondarytheme.
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Asecondarythemeis treated in canon and is diegetic music, representing a hymn sung by the spellbound villagers in the story.
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As thesecondarythemecomes to a close, the clarinet has another chance to improvise briefly, and this time leads the canonic material that follows.
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This change happens three times in thesecondarytheme.
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Asecondarythemeof the work is that better global oversight is needed for the international financial system.
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Thesecondarythemecontrasts the main theme by being very subtle in nature, and has a dance-like rhythm.
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Moreover, they renewed the sonata form by expanding the concepts ofsecondarythemeand development.
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Thesecondarytheme, although more subtle than the primary theme, is very close to it, which makes this a monothematic exposition.
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The next two bars (bars 23 and 24) resemble the second part of thesecondarythemeof the first movement of his second piano concerto.
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Thesecondarythemeis also expanded from the exposition.
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The development turns toward conclusion with thesecondarythemeonce more, and ends with a long falling scale.
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The melody grows louder in the end and is then followed with a transition between thesecondarythemeand the repetition of the main theme.
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Thesecondarythemealso concludes the series in a light jazz arrangement, establishing a lighter tone before the final twist is revealed.
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The show also has asecondarythemesong.
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