canon

Canons are like the children's game “Follow the Leader” where the leader makes a move and the follower imitates what the leader does. In a canon, the follower voice sings the same music as the leader voice beginning anytime after the leader has started but before the leader stops.

The canon of a work of fiction is "the body of works taking place in a particular fictional world that are widely considered to be official or authoritative; [especially] those created by the original author or developer of the world".

Today, the word “canon” is commonly used to refer to works that belong within a writer's world. They were genuinely written by the person and take place under the same or similar conditions as other pieces of literature. The Silmarillion is one example, but there are many more.

Canons in the Baroque Period One of the characteristics of the Baroque period is polyphonic music with intricate counterpoint between multiple parts, so it makes sense that some of the most famous canons are from this era. In J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations, every third variation is written in canon form.

Other songs that make use of the Pachelbel's Canon chord progression include "Streets of London" by Ralph McTell (1974), "Gemilang" by Krakatau (1986), "Basket Case" by Green Day (1994), and "Don't Look Back in Anger" by Oasis (1996) (though with a variation at the end), while Maroon 5 used the harmonic sequence of ...

The way canons are usually written is, some amount of the "leader" is written, such as "Row row row your boat" which in that piece takes one measure or 4 beats. Then the next part enters with the exact same music, on the very next measure - so it's like that measure just repeated itself.

Canon is anything that actually happened in the original story, and not an adaptation. Or anything officially stated by the creator(s) through some other means. Basically, it's what actually counts when having a discussion of the story or characters.

clergyman Meaning:clergyman; wolf cub. Canon is a masculine name of French, Gaelic, and English origins. While it may remind you of the historical military weapon, this name actually comes from the Old English name Canun, which means “clergyman.” This makes it a unique way for you and baby to celebrate your faith.

an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope. the body of ecclesiastical law.

Synonyms of canon How is the word canon distinct from other similar nouns? Some common synonyms of canon are law, ordinance, precept, regulation, rule, and statute.

In fiction and literature, the canon is the collection of works considered representative of a period or genre.

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