Reading Rota (English)

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Reading Rota (English)

…Original title: “Sumer is icumen in.” It is a type of canon called the rota (also called the Reading Rota), which is said to have been created around 1250 (some say 1310) at Reading Abbey in England. It has six voices, and takes the form of a double canon, with the upper four voices and the lower two voices (pes) each forming a separate canon. Due to its bright and beautiful sound and intricate structure, it is often called “a miracle in the history of music.” …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Reading Rota" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…原名《Sumer is icumen in(夏は来りぬ)》。1250年ころ(1310年説もある)イギリスのレディング修道院で成立したとされるロータrotaと呼ばれるタイプのカノン(レディングのロータReading Rotaともいう)。声部数は6声部で,上の4声部と下の2声部(ペスpes)がそれぞれに別のカノンを形づくる二重カノンの形態をとり,明るく美しい響きと精巧な構造のために,しばしば〈音楽史の奇跡〉といわれる。…

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