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Diverse Canons on an Eleven-Note Subject

These pieces are inspired by the canons BWV 1087 by J.S. Bach. As with the Bach canons, these pieces can be scored for any instruments.

A canon is a musical piece in which two or more parts are the same, up to some transformation. Inversion means upside down, retrograde means backwards, and retrograde inversion means upside down and backwards. Augmentation means every note is lengthened by the same factor.

  1. Canon by Inversion, Subject in Bass: score, synthesized audio

  2. Double Canon: score, synthesized audio

  3. Double Canon by Inversion: score, synthesized audio

  4. Canon by Inversion and Augmentation: score, synthesized audio

  5. Double Canon by Retrograde: score, synthesized audio

  6. Double Canon by Retrograde Inversion: score, synthesized audio

  7. Canon by Inversion and Retrograde: score, synthesized audio

Composed in 2020-21.

Two-Part Canon with Free Bass

Performers: Rob Bocchino (Baroque violin), Sonia Lee (harpsichord).

Composed in 1999.