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Crab Canon on a Mƶbius Strip

for Denise Lindquist's Poetry Challenge

By Mike Singleton šŸ’œ Mikeydred Published about a year ago • 1 min read
Image by Mostafa Elturkey from Pixabay

Introduction

This is for Denise Lindquist's Poetry Challenge that you can read about below and inspired by the enigmatic Canon 1 Ć  2 from J. S. Bach's Musical Offering (1747). The manuscript depicts a single musical sequence that is to be played front to back and back to front.

Crab Canon on a Mƶbius Strip

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To Hear All Those Notes

Going Back And Forth

All Along The Stave

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All Along The Stave

Going Back And Forth

To Hear All Those Notes

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  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    Wonderful job. Well done.

  • Katarzyna Popielabout a year ago

    A cool form, and great music. What's not to love?

  • This was a good one! I loved it!

  • Enjoyed the poem almost as much as Bach's Canon, though I doubt it would sound quite as good reading it backward & forward at the same time, lol.

  • Denise E Lindquistabout a year ago

    Wow!! Thank you Mike!!šŸ˜ŠšŸ’—šŸ’• This is great!!šŸŽ¼šŸŽµšŸŽ¶šŸŽ¶šŸŽµšŸŽ¼

  • Lightning Bolt ⚔about a year ago

    Very cool! āš”šŸ’™āš”

  • Mother Combsabout a year ago

    Very nice <3 I like it a lot <3

  • The Dani Writerabout a year ago

    Clever enough to intrigue me. Hmmm... 😊

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