canonic

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The piece begins in beatific, C-major stasis, as a jaunty hymn gathers momentum in canonic form.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

On that subject, Ross is most persuasive in his close readings of canonic post-Wagnerian literature, particularly Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past,” Joyce’s “Ulysses,” Virginia Woolf’s “The Waves” and the novels of Mann.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2020

However, a parallel narrative universe exists that is the game’s “real” version of events: each Tekken game has a canon winner, and this canonic story focuses on the Mishima family blood feud.

From The Guardian • Feb. 26, 2020

In the classroom, I had learned to think of writing as canonic, penned by giants.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2016

Lastly, the Aria with 30 Variations—the so-called Goldberg Variations of Bach—is a perfect storehouse of every conceivable canonic device.

From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond