round & round

• Round (music)
  Wikipedia - history & mechanics of round singing
  
  
• A catch is a kind of round. Here's a round you probably know.
  A round is a kind of canon. Here's a canon you probably know.
  Canons are defined by their use of counterpoint.
  
  
• Rounds & Catches
  from The Second Known World Bardic Congress & Cooks' Collegium
  
  
• A Documented Definition and Brief History of Rounds
  by Donald M. Hardisty, New Mexico State University
  
  
• Rounds and Partner Songs: Discussions and Definitions
  Foreword to Joanne Hammill's Rounds & Partner Songs
  
  
• Part Songs And Rounds
  from Kristin Hall's Fabulous Songbook
  
  
• Rounds in the Round
  The DeKalb Choral Guild - program guide with notes
  
  
• Beyond Row Row Row Your Boat
  soundclips of many traditional rounds
  
  
• Rounds Galore!
  soundclip samples from their Rounds collection book & CD series
  
  
• Sumer Is Icumen In

  Voce Substantiale

  Hilliard Ensemble

  English Singers

  
  
  
• English, French, Australian

  London Burning

  Frère Jacques

  Kookaburra

  
  
  
• Sacred Rounds
  

  Shalom Chaverim (Jewish traditional)

  Alleluia Super-Round by William Albright

  O Virgo splendens Early Voices

  
  
  
• Carol of the Bells
  

  Soul Children of Chicago

  mbira style (starts @ 1:20)

  youtubed by theslyestfox

  
  
  

• What a queer bird, the frog are (a.k.a The Frog Round)

  digital

  marimba

  
  
  

• Variation, trio, oboe, glassware...

  Variations on a theme by Erik Satie	Rose Rose / Hey-Ho, Nobody's Home
  Oboe Round by Moondog	Oh, How Lovely Is The Evening

  
  
  
• Finnish & Japanese
  

  Eriskummainen kantele by Loituma

  Hotaru Koi by Libana

  
  
  
• Riu, Riu, Chiu
  

  Spanish traditional

  Monkees-style

  
  
  

• Pop music...
  

  The Chain Ingrid Michaelson (rounds start @ 2:40)	Good Friday Coco Rosie (rounds start @ 2:40)	Sons & Daughters The Decemberists (rounds start @ 1:45)
  3 Rounds & a Sound by Blind Pilot (rounds start @ 3:30)	Happiness Runs by Donovan (rounds start @ 2:00)	Black Water by the Doobie Brothers (rounds start @ 3:45)

  
  
  
• Pop culture...
  

  Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind (starts @ 00:35)

  Groundskeeper Willy from the Simpsons

  Star Trek (starts @ 3:47)

  
  
  
• Four Tet - Rounds
  

  review review review

  Spirit Fingers

  
  
  
• More Youtubery...
  

  I Like the Flowers

  Why Shouldn't My Goose?

  
  
  
• Echoes & chants... Meredith Monk
  

  Walking Song

  Panda Chant Guilford Choir

  
  
  
• Loops, phases, & recursion... Steve Reich
  

  Nagoya Marimba	Piano Phase
  Violin Phase	Cello Counterpoint

  
  
  
• Loops, phases, & recursion... Philip Glass
  

  Music for Voices: Another Look at Harmony

  The Grid - Part Two from Koyaanisqatsi

  
  
  
• Loops, phases, & recursion... Terry Riley
  

  Persian Surgery Dervishes (excerpt)

  In C

  
  
• Loop bank harmonies...
  

  Imogen Heap Just For Now

  Dub FX "Love Someone"

  K.T. Tunstall "Black Horse & the Cherry Tree"

  
  
  

. . . thanks, AskMe Folk for the many contributions. . .

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