canone alla sesta

Definition of the Italian term canone alla sesta in music:

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

Musical examples

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Related terms

Italian musical terms related to canone alla sesta:

  • 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...
  • sesta – sixth (ordinal number)...