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canon vs musical composition

musical composition vs canon

canon and musical composition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
canon Yes No No No
musical composition Yes No No No
As nouns, musical composition is a hypernym of canon; that is, musical composition is a word with a broader meaning than canon:
  • canon: a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
  • musical composition: a musical work that has been created
Other hypernyms of canon include composition, opus, piece, piece of music.
canon (noun) musical composition (noun)
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy a musical work that has been created
a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
Difference between canon and musical composition

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