canon en renversement – Definition in music

Definition of the French term canon en renversement in music:

mirror canon (canon in which the imitation is an inversion of the melody, with ascending intervals becoming descending intervals, and vice versa)

Language

French

Singular

canon en renversement

Plural

canons en renversement

Music scores that include canon en renversement:

Aleksey Stanchinsky: Canon-Preludes (1913‑14) Page 1

French musical terms related to canon en renversement:

canon – canon (piece of music in which an initial melody i...
canon à l'octave – canon at the octave (canon in which the imitation ...
canon à l’unisson – canon at the unison (canon in which the imitation ...
canon à la dixième – canon at the tenth (canon in which the imitation b...
canon à la neuvième – canon at the ninth (canon in which the imitation b...
canon à la quarte – canon at the fourth (canon in which the imitation ...
canon à la quinte – canon at the fifth (canon in which the imitation b...
canon à la seconde – canon at the second (canon in which the imitation ...
canon à la septième – canon at the seventh (canon in which the imitation...
canon à la sixte – canon at the sixth (canon in which the imitation b...
canon à la tierce – canon at the third (canon in which the imitation b...
en – in...
renversement – inversion (of a chord, interval, scale, or melody)...