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Play ⓘ. A round (also called a perpetual canon [canon perpetuus] or infinite canon) is a musical composition, a limited type of canon, in which multiple voices sing exactly the same melody, but with each voice beginning at different times so that different parts of the melody coincide in the different voices, but nevertheless fit harmoniously ...
help. " You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) " is a song by the English pop band Dead or Alive, featured on their second studio album, Youthquake (1985). Released as a single in November 1984, it reached No. 1 in the UK in March 1985, taking 17 weeks to get there. It was the first UK No. 1 hit by the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio.
In music, a canon is a contrapuntal (counterpoint -based) compositional technique that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration (e.g., quarter rest, one measure, etc.). The initial melody is called the leader (or dux), while the imitative melody, which is played in a different voice, is called the ...
Round Here. " Round Here " is a song by American rock band Counting Crows, released as the second single from their debut album, August and Everything After (1993), on June 20, 1994, by Geffen Records. The song's origin predates the formation of Counting Crows, when the band's future frontman Adam Duritz wrote the song with The Himalayans ...
Row, Row, Row Your Boat. "Row, Row, Row Your Boat". Nursery rhyme. Published. 1852; 172 years ago (1852) Songwriter (s) Eliphalet Oram Lyte. " Row, Row, Row Your Boat " is an English language nursery rhyme and a popular children's song, of American origin, often sung in a round. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19236.
Goes the Weasel " (Roud 5249) is a traditional English and American song, a country dance, nursery rhyme, and singing game that emerged in the mid-19th century. [1][2][3] It is commonly used in jack-in-the-box toys and for ice cream trucks. [2][4]
Contents. 'Round Midnight (song) " 'Round Midnight " (sometimes titled " 'Round About Midnight ") is a 1943 [ 1 ] composition by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk that quickly became a jazz standard and has been recorded by a wide variety of artists. A version recorded by Monk's quintet was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1993. [ 2 ]
"Round Round" is a song performed by British girl group Sugababes. It was written by group members Keisha Buchanan , Mutya Buena , and Heidi Range , as well as Miranda Cooper , Brian Higgins , Tim Powell , Nick Coler, and Lisa Cowling.