opus vs canon

opus and canon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
opus	Yes	No	No	No
canon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, canon is a hyponym of opus; that is, canon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than opus:

opus: a musical work that has been created
canon: a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts

Other hyponyms of opus include morceau, sheet music, arrangement, musical arrangement, realisation, realization, intermezzo, introit, solo, duet, duette, duo, trio, quartet, quartette, quintet, quintette, sestet, sextet, sextette, septet, septette, octet, octette, bagatelle, divertimento, serenade, etude, idyl, idyll, pastoral, pastorale, sonata, toccata, fantasia, musical passage, passage, movement, larghetto, suite, symphonic poem, tone poem, medley, pastiche, potpourri, nocturne, notturno, song, vocal, study, capriccio, motet, program music, programme music, incidental music, csardas, czardas.

opus (noun)	canon (noun)
a musical work that has been created	a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
	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 opus and canon

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