Voicing: SATB, accompanied
By David M. Kellermeyer
Canons have held a large place in the lives of almost every major composer since the beginning of time and are great for developing the basis of part singing. Music Alone Shall Live is based on a German Canon called Die Musici. Canons are an excellent vehicle for teaching legato singing, beautiful, supported tone, attention to word and syllable stress and the production of tall, unified vowels. There's not a better way to begin the school year than with a canon like this - it is a programming must!