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canon

contrapuntal form of music involving a self-harmonizing theme with imitations offset in time
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canon

Summary

canon is a type of musical work/composition[1]. canon draws 976 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_work_composition category, ranking #12 of 96).[2]

Key Facts

  • canon's instance of is recorded as type of musical work/composition[3].
  • canon's instance of is recorded as musical form[4].
  • canon is a type of composed musical work[5].
  • canon's Commons category is recorded as Canons (music)[6].
  • canon comprises theme[7].
  • canon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canon (music)[8].
  • canon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • canon's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[10].
  • canon's uses is recorded as counterpoint[11].
  • canon's uses is recorded as imitation[12].
  • canon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of musical work/composition[3] and musical form[4]. canon is a type of composed musical work[5].

Use and Application

canon comprises theme[7].

Why It Matters

canon draws 976 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_work_composition category, ranking #12 of 96).[2] canon has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] canon is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

composed musical work Johann Pachelbel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → type of musical work/composition, musical form
    Instance of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8994, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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