**Work** : Canonic Suite
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**Composer** : Elliott Carter [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Carter]]
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**Difficulty Ranking** : [[iii|III]]
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**Publisher** : Associated Music Publishers
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**Year Published** : 1957
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**Instrumentation** : 4 Bb Clarinets
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**Potential Pedagogical Applications** : Articulation matching, intonation (octave, unison, and
chordal), ensemble mechanics, phrase matching, tone development and blend, line independence,
handoffs, canon form
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**Sample Recording** : [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BZk8-Qn8gM]]
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**Where to Purchase Sheet Music** : [[http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/canonic-suite-sheet-music/3139157]]
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**Annotation** : Originally written as a collection of counterpoint exercises, the threemovement
work for four Bb clarinets requires the players be highly aware of their part, but also of their
peers. Each movement utilizes the concept of canon form differently. The first movement is a
canon at the unison separated by a quarternote. The second movement makes use of inversion
and retrograde forms of the original line. The third movement is displaced by five measures. The
range of the work extends to F 4 and overall the work is accessible save for the key (Concert D).
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