Abstract
Although theorists have examined various aspects of the canonic genre, scant attention has been given to the polymorphic canon, a designation which Prout bestowed on those pieces with multiple solutions. This article focuses on two prototypical examples, the anonymous Non nobis Domine and a seven-measure dux by G. H. Stölzel quoted in Marpurg’s Abhandlung, from whose analyses we may extract recurring melodic paradigms prior to providing practical guidelines for their composition.
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Gauldin, Robert
(2019)
"The Analysis and Composition of Polymorphic Canons,"
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy: Vol. 33, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/jmtp/vol33/iss1/2