canone al rovescio

Definition of the Italian term canone al rovescio in music:

  1. mirror canon (canon in which the imitation is an inversion of the melody, with ascending intervals becoming descending intervals, and vice versa)
Language
Italian
Singular
canone al rovescio
Plural
canoni al rovescio

Musical examples

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Related terms

Italian musical terms related to canone al rovescio:

  • al – at the, to the, in the, in the style of, in the ma...
  • canone – canon (piece of music in which an initial melody i...
  • rovescio – retrograde (to play something backwards in reverse...