Flautist and composer of the Stadtorchester of Essen, Paul Wetzer, arranged this musical palindrome (see previously), one of two witty duets for his Opus № 32 as a table canon, a retrograde and inverse counterpoint meant to be placed between two players, reading the same lines in opposite directions. Bach’s 1747 Das Musikalische Opfer includes instructions for such a setting in his movement the Prussian Fugue, a ricercare (not a palindrome, from the Italian to seek and find) that expands to six voices, and is thought to be the first table canon, Wetzer’s 1900 piece part of a well-established tradition.
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synchronoptica
one year ago: Wilholt’s Law (with synchronoptica) plus Skynet becomes self-aware (1997)
two years ago: assorted links worth revisiting plus correspondence from the complaints department
three years ago: more links to enjoy
four years ago: another MST3K classic plus even more links to revisit
five years ago: a rare earth element, the founding of Nuuk (1728), more on botanical anatomy plus Smells like Teen Spirit (1991)
six years ago: mystic Manly Palmer Hall, Wuppertal’s flying train, electrical engineer Otis Frank Boykin, communion cheese plus Netflix founded (1997)
