canon
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- noun
- /ˈkænən/
- Specialized
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cánon
- Divide the class into sections and have them perform in canon with one another.
- sing in canon
- singing in canon
- a second canon
You could say this is the formation of part of a Canon.
- You could say this is the formation of part of a Canon.
Examples
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The students sing the cries as one melody and then perform in a three-part canon.
Academic text (2013) -
As a warmup, have the instrumental ensemble play the canon and sing the syllables or letter names.
Academic text (1996) -
Advanced students can play the canon on their string instruments, sing another part, and be in canon with themselves.
Academic text (1996) -
With very young students, the rhythm should be kept the same throughout the canon.
Academic text (1992) -
The canon can be transposed into other keys by singing, signing, and playing.
Academic text (1996) -
The spontaneous singing of embryonic canons seemed especially to delight the young students.
Academic text (2014) -
Most canons sung in general music classes should be canons at the unison, with all voices exactly imitating the first voice.
Academic text (1997) -
The teacher asked the choir to perform the canon so that each section would echo the melody in harmony.
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In music class, we learned to sing a simple canon where one group starts the tune and another group joins in later.
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The composer wrote a beautiful canon that repeats the main theme with each voice entering at different times.
Compounds
- Archaic
A musical piece where the voices follow hidden instructions written as riddles
- Specialized
A musical piece where players solve clues to know when to start playing
How Imitative
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Canon comes from the Greek kanon, meaning 'rule'. In music this became the name for a piece where one voice follows the same melody by a fixed rule, so a musical canon is voices copying the same tune in order.