What is a round in music?
Q: What is a round in music?
A: A round in music is a song that can be sung by multiple groups of people, with each group starting to sing the same song a bit later, and it should all sound nice together.
Q: How many parts are usually in rounds?
A: Usually, rounds are in 2, 3 or 4 parts, meaning they are for 2, 3, or 4 groups of people.
Q: What happens when a group gets to the end of a round?
A: When a group gets to the end of a round, they start again and can go round and round, singing it several times.
Q: What is the oldest known round in music?
A: The oldest known round in music is Sumer is icumen in, which was written around 1250 by a monk.
Q: Can rounds be sung in different languages?
A: Yes, rounds can be sung in different languages. Frère Jacques is a famous French round, and London's Burning is an English round.
Q: What is canonic writing?
A: Canonic writing is writing music by making one part imitate another. Rounds are a kind of canon.
Q: Do all the groups finish singing their parts at the same time?
A: No, when singing a round, the group which starts last also finishes last.
