Composer’s Note:

Canon la Mode is an arrangement of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, for three cellos. The tune, and nothing but the tune, is presented in all seven modes, forwards, backwards, and upside-down, in augmentation and diminution. The piece can be treated as a theory teaching tool or as an odd sort of fantasia on a familiar theme. It is easy to play in that there are only seven pitches, all in first position, and nothing faster than eighth notes.