canone alla quinta

Definition of the Italian term canone alla quinta in music:

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

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to canone alla quinta:

  • 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...
  • quinta – fifth (ordinal number)...