Canons

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CANONIC IMITATION In a strict canon, a second voice imitates the first voice throughout. The first voice is called the “dux” (“leader” in Latin); the second voice the “comes” (“follower”). Bach, 2-part Invention #2 (opening) pitch interval _____ time interval __________ Bach, Die Kunst der Fuge, Canon #2 (opening) pitch interval _____ time interval _________

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Handout on canons from tonal counterpoint class

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CANONIC IMITATION In a strict canon, a second voice imitates the first voice throughout.The first voice is called the dux (leader in Latin); the second voice the comes (follower). Bach, 2-part Invention #2 (opening)pitch interval _____ time interval __________ Bach, Die Kunst der Fuge, Canon #2 (opening) pitch interval _____time interval _________ Mozart, Piano Sonata K. 576, 1st mvt. (excerpt)pitch interval _____ time interval ________ Schumann, Papillons op. 2, #3pitch interval _____ time interval __________ Bach, Violin Sonata BWV 1015, mvt. 3 (opening)pitch interval _____time interval _______ Bach, Variations on Von Himmel hoch, #2 (opening) pitch interval _____time interval ________ Bach, Goldberg Variations, Var. 27 pitch interval _____ time interval __________ Bach, Musikalisches Opfer, Quaerendo invenietis canon (opening)permutation _______________ Bach, Variations on Von Himmel hoch, Var. 4 (opening) permutation _______________ Bach, Die Kunst der Fuge, Fugue 6 (opening) permutation _______________ Bach, Die Kunst der Fuge, Canon 1 (opening) permutation _______________ Bach, Musikalisches Opfer canon cancrizans (orig. notation) permutation ______________ transcription: Bach, In dulci jubilo (opening)permutation __________________ a fff E j jjje jn k kd j e k ke j f k k kf k ka fff E k k k k e k k k k k k k kk k k k k k k e k e k e k k k k k k k k f k f k f k k k k k k k k k k k k k7a fff e k k k kjjjjk k k k k k k k k k e k e k k k k k k k k k k k k ka fff k k k k k k k k k k k k e k e k k k k k k k k k k k jjjjk k k e k13a fff k k k k k k k k k k k k f k k k k e k e k k k k k k k e k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k e k k k k ka fff k f ke k k ke jk k d jk k n e jjjj j