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Canon (hymnography) and Canon (music)

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Difference between Canon (hymnography) and Canon (music)

Canon (hymnography) vs. Canon (music)

A canon is a structured hymn used in a number of Eastern Orthodox services. In music, a canon is a contrapuntal (counterpoint-based) compositional technique that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration (e.g., quarter rest, one measure, etc.). The initial melody is called the leader (or dux), while the imitative melody, which is played in a different voice, is called the follower (or comes).

Similarities between Canon (hymnography) and Canon (music)

Canon (hymnography) and Canon (music) have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Andrew of Crete, Byzantine music, Greek language.

Andrew of Crete

Saint Andrew of Crete (Ἀνδρέας Κρήτης, c. 650 – July 4, 712 or 726 or 740), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was an 8th-century bishop, theologian, homilist, and hymnographer.

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Byzantine music

Byzantine music is the music of the Byzantine Empire.

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Greek language

Greek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, elliniká, "Greek", ελληνική γλώσσα, ellinikí glóssa, "Greek language") is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

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Canon (hymnography) and Canon (music) Comparison

Canon (hymnography) has 69 relations, while Canon (music) has 100. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 1.78% = 3 / (69 + 100).

References

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