mirror canon
noun
Definition of mirror canon
1 : a musical canon (see 1canon 6) that can be performed in retrograde (see 2retrograde 2) as if read from a mirror placed at the end of the staff
2 : a musical canon (see 1canon 6) that can be performed in inversion (see inversion 2d(3)) as if read from a mirror placed below the staff
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First Known Use of mirror canon
1952
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