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Hey downe a downe: a canon at the fifth

Posted on February 15, 2025 by jhkob

Most common rounds or canons are “canons at the unison” meaning that each part is the same and starts on the same note just at different times. For instance, “Row, row, row your boat “ is a canon at the … Continue reading →

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Conductus ad tabulam: Orientis Partibus – Song of the Ass

Posted on February 23, 2023 by jhkob

Orientis partibus is a playful hymn addressed to an ass. It comes from a liturgy for the Feast of the Circumcision, which was later known as the Feast of Fools, from the Church of Sens in France in the 1200s.(MS. 46 of the Bibliothèque … Continue reading →

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Links updated

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jhkob

Just a note that the links on the pages have been updated and should work now. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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