canone alla quarta

Definition of the Italian term canone alla quarta in music:

  1. canon at the fourth (canon in which the imitation begins a fourth above or below the first note of the melody)
Language
Italian
Singular
canone alla quarta
Plural
canoni alla quarta

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to canone alla quarta:

  • alla – at the, to the, in the, in the style of, in the ma...
  • canone – canon (piece of music in which an initial melody i...
  • quarta