7.24 (Canon for 4 voices)
This canon is written in tenor clef, time signature of 3/4, key of G Major. The phrases are 2 measures long, alternating between V and I chords, beginning on dominant and ending in a PAC. The rhythm is consistent between the voices for the majority of the exercise.:
(dotted quarter note-eighth note-quarter note) (quarter-quarter-quarter)
The only exceptions to this is in measure 6 and measure 8. Measure 6 repeats the rhythm in measure 5, and measure 8 only has 2 quarter notes as opposed to 2 quarter notes. There are three embellishing tones in the exercise, all in the second half. Two are contrasting neighboring notes on the 'and of 2' in measures 5 and 7. The first is an upper NN on the root of the chord while the second is a lower NN on the fifth of the chord. The third embellishing tone is in the 6th measure, accentuating the altered rhythm with a passing tone between the fifth and third of the chord.
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