– a Familiar Type of Canon where the Time Distance is the Length of a Complete Phrase and the Interval Distance is a Unison (or an Octave when Men and Women Sing Together)
– i.e. a Simple Canon in so Far, as it Consists of a Few Phrases which, when the Performer Arrives at the End, he Goes Back to the Beginning and Repeats it Again (Round and Around)
– so Rounds are “Cyclic” (Hence the Name), as Each Voice Reaches then End it Begins Again
– the Important Thing though is, that it Keeps Going Round and Round (therefore also Called a Perceptual or Infinite Canon)
– as Said, Entries in a Round are Always at the Unison or Octave (where Other Types of Canon Entries can be at Any Interval)
– but the Degree of Dissonance Depends Entirely on the Notes Used by the Composer
– e.g. Row Row Your Boat or Frere Jacques
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