(urth) making Wolfe-inspired music
Son of Witz
sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org
Mon Nov 10 12:17:31 PST 2008
>> I suppose it would have to be a crab canon. :)
>>
>>
>> that one sailed over my head. ?
>>
>
>A crab canon is a palindromic contrapuntal composition in which a dux
>(leading voice) is placed against a comes (following voice) which is the
>retrograde of the dux. In other words, a melody is used in counterpoint
>with itself played backwards. You could similarly illustrate Ouroboros with
>a perpetual canon. And maybe Caduceus with a mirror canon.
>
Thanks for the explanation.
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