round
round, in music, a polyphonic vocal composition in which three or four voices follow each other around in a perpetual canon at the unison or octave. The catch is a particular type of round.
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Article Title:
round
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
21 July 2011
Access Date:
February 22, 2025