crab canon
crab canon · crab canons
canone cancrizzante
A contrapuntal composition in which one melody is superimposed on the same melody in…A contrapuntal composition in which one melody is superimposed on the same melody in reverse
Translations
1 languagesMeaning
1 sensesA contrapuntal composition in which one melody is superimposed on the same melody in reverse
Origin
From the mistaken medieval notion that crabs move backwards.From the mistaken medieval notion that crabs move backwards.
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Forms
plural: crab canons| Singular | crab canon |
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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