Table canon

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A Table canon is a

retrograde and inverse canon meant to be placed on a table in between two musicians, who both read the same line of music in opposite directions. As both parts are included in each single line, a second line is not needed. Bach's The Musical Offering contains a table canon.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Riemann, Hugo (1904). Text-book of simple and double counterpoint including imitation or canon, p.186. Breitkopf & Härtel.
  2. . Retrieved 14 April 2011.