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ward. Which may feem a great Myftery, and abufinefs of much Intricacy, beforeone know theway of doing it : but that being known, it is theeafieft of all forts of Canons. This which followsfhall ferve for anExampie of it.

Canon Re£le & Retro,

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Eit her of thefe alone, isa Canon of two Parts *one Part finging forward ; rhe other beginningat the wrong end, and finging the Notes back-ward. The Compofition whereof is no morethan this which foiiows.

Only the end ofone Part, is joyned tothe end of the otherin a retrograde form $as upon examinationyou will eafily find;if you look back up-on the ftroke which you fee drawn through themiddleof either. And afrer thefame manneryoumay add more Parts to them if you pleafe.

There is another way of CompofingMuficto be play’d or fung forward and backward(muchio the fameeffeft) which is, by making the Partsdouble, as two Trebles , two Baffes , &c. asyou leehere following.

Example.