Description

Episode 53 is part 3 of a four-part series on Counterpoint, taken from Guglielmo Quarenghi's massive, 600 page, Cello Method. 

So far in this counterpoint series:

1. Intro. to Counterpoint and the 5 Species; Bio about Quarenghi
2. Imitation and naming the parts
3. CANON: naming the parts
4. (in Episode 54: Fugue)

After counterpoint there will be an exhilarating Capriccio for cello and piano by Quarenghi. 

Today, in this Episode:

• Definition of a canon
• Two examples from Grove's 
• pointing out all entries of the subject
• Performing the canon by Quarenghi
• Conclusion: Why the seeming obsession with Counterpoint?

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