A hint for the less mathematically inclined (read:" less geeky"):
3 x 3 = 9
In honor of this day, some choose (I kid you not) to eat root vegetables cut into squares. I choose to write a canon based on threes and nines.
In keeping with the current rhythmic canon set and the activities of the last few days, I again decided to work in a duration row. That row is 3, 5, 4, 2, 1.
I composed a canon in four parts in 9/8 time (of course). I used O in the upper part and then descending: I, R, and RI.
I chose the durations one through five because they total fifteen -- five beats of 3 divisions. Since 9/8 time has three beats of three divisions the pattern will cycle back to its original starting point after three repetitions.
The parts are aligned in such a way as to produce little bursts of 3 eighth motes on some of the beats.
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