“Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” “Three Blind Mice” and “Frere Jacques” are examples of a canon.
There were times when our high school choir sang these tortuous tunes in public. Our director told us people loved singing in the round. I wanted to meet those people. Canon themes belong in an orchestra. Words siphon our attention from interpretation by instrumentation.
Canon themes appear in a composition as introduced by different instruments. The…
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