a piece of counterpoint in which one part is identical to another, but backwards
Crab canon
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Counterpoint
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Theory
Counterpoint is central to baroque and classical repertoire and influences guitar transcription practice. Players often shape…
Canon
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a musical form in which a (second, third, fourth, ….) line starting later than the one before it matches it note for note but…
Double counterpoint
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a method of counterpoint in which a second melody is added to an existing melody
Hocket
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a rhythmic device in two part music in which rests in one part alternately match notes in the other
Passing note
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a note that is not part of the prevailing harmony but which, as the harmony changes, arrives at another note consonant with t…
Riddle canon
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a canon in which the composer has left it to the performer to choose at which point and at which pitch the following voice(s)…
String quartet
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a quartet formed of one first violinist, one second violinist, one violist and one cellist
Evaded cadence
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a cadence that implies one type of resolution, but goes instead to another