Canon
Baroque works
Definition
A contrapuntal form in which a melody is imitated by one or more voices entering at fixed time intervals, each voice following the same melodic line throughout.
Historical Context
Canon is among the oldest contrapuntal devices, used from the Medieval period onwards. Pachelbel's Canon in D (c.1680) for three violins and basso continuo became one of the most recognised pieces in the Western repertoire. In keyboard music, canons appear as independent pieces and as movements within larger works.
Works (24)
- Study No. 13 for Player Piano — Canon
- Study No. 14 for Player Piano — Canon 4/5
- Study No. 15 for Player Piano — Canon 3/4
- Study No. 16 for Player Piano — Canon 3/5
- Study No. 17 for Player Piano — Canon 12/15/20
- Study No. 18 for Player Piano — Canon 3/4
- Study No. 19 for Player Piano — Canon 12/15/20
- Study No. 21 for Player Piano — Canon X
- Study No. 24 for Player Piano — Canon 14/15/16
- Study No. 26 for Player Piano
- Study No. 27 for Player Piano — Canon 5%/6%/8%/11%
- Study No. 31 for Player Piano — Canon 21/24/25
- Study No. 33 for Player Piano — Canon √2/2
- Study No. 40a for Player Piano — Canon e/π
- Study No. 40b for Player Piano — Canon e/π
- Study No. 41a for Player Piano
- Study No. 41b for Player Piano
- Study No. 41c for Player Piano
- Study No. 43 for Player Piano — Canon 24/25
- Study No. 44 for Player Piano — Aleatory Canon
- Study No. 37 for Player Piano — Tempo Scale Canon
- Study No. 49 for Two Player Pianos
- Study No. 50 for Two Player Pianos
- Canon in D major (keyboard arrangement) Key D major