IN A CANON, MELODIC AND HARMONIC TEXTURE REINFORCES THE STRUCTURE BY CONNECTING THE PLACES OF IMITATION. ANY PHRASE HEARD IN THE LEADER VOICE WILL SOON BY REPEATED IN THE FOLLOWING VOICE. THERE ARE FIVE STYLES OF CANONS ILLUSTRATED IN THIS BOOK; DIRECT, IMITATION, CANONS IN OCTAVES, PUZZLE CANONS, AND ROUNDS.