the music is Canon Flameno.
http://www.30cm.com/bbs2/music/20040812b.wma
what is canon?

A canon is a melody which repeats over and over
Here is a more complicated way of explaining it
Cannot locate a short easier way of saying this

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canon:
Musical form and compositional technique. Canons are characterized by having a melody that is imitated at a specified time interval by one or more parts, either at the same pitch or at some other pitch. Imitation may occur in the same note values, in augmentation (longer notes), or in diminution (shorter notes); in retrograde order (beginning at its end), mirror inversion (each ascending melodic interval becoming a descending interval, and vice versa), or retrograde mirror inversion; and so on. Canons range from folk rounds such as “Three Blind Mice” and “Frère Jacques” to the massively complex canons of Johann Sebastian Bach.

The melody of the song in the link sounds really familiar. Does anyone recognize it?

Jusork
Even I a none musical person know this one Its
Pachelbel's Canon in D
And its been copied/sampled to bits

Have this one on Me off Google Video Am posting this to DP as well its that good
More here only 46 on formal spelling but dozens more if you try it as Pacabels Canon

The way I remember it, Pachelbel's Canon was boosted to cultural iconhood by the 1980 movie "Ordinary People", before which it wasn't heard much. But Wikipedia says this (W):

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The Pachelbel canon may represent the most extraordinary instance of the crossover phenomenon in all of music. During a short period in the early 1970s it went from being a quite obscure work of early music to a universally familiar cultural item. It was played in countless versions in its original notes and instrumentation, as well as in arrangements for other instruments and in adaptations into other musical genres. The process shows no sign of abating.

It goes on to cite its uses in soundtracks, notes that comedian Rob Paravonian "characterizes Johann Pachelbel as the original one-hit wonder", and lists pop tunes with the same chord structure, such as Petula Clark's 1967 "Don't Sleep In The Subway."

But I'm a little fuzzy on 17C musicology (all I know is, If it ain't baroque don't fix it. ) Could someone please explain how a fugue is different from a canon?

[added:] Bedstor, just watched that amazingly talented guitarist at your 1st link. Good show.

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Thanks Bedstor and Prof.

Just back from Berlin & the Musikfest...wow! - so have just been informed of this thread (thanks, Jen! x)
A canon is simply a melody which is played or sung by a group of performers. A theme/melody begins with a portion of the group performing it. After a while another section of the musicians begins the same tune whilst the original performers are continuing on their way. A third or fourth entry may or may not occur, depending on the construction of the melody.
On reaching the end of the piece, if the first performers begin again from the beginning, and all other sections follow suit as they in turn reach their ends, then this particular type of canon is called a round as it can go round and round for as long as the performers wish.
Although a fugue contains canonic writing, the form is far too complex to go into here, and a fair degree of advanced theoretical knowledge is essential before attempting to analyse the various constructional devices which may be employed. To master the art of constructing a successful fugue is one of the highest forms of compositional attainments, and anyone able to bring this off may justifiably be proud of him/herself. This is typical of the way in which fugal composition is outlined. Here again is another site (if unfamiliar with serious academic musical study it can make your head hurt, can it not?) I have tried to find the simplest websites (!) If any of you can find a more 'user friendly' site, please post it here.
Cheers! Ritz.
PS The Pachelbel Canon is, in fact, not a canon (!) There are three sets of strings which perform canonically above a Ground Bass which would be the correct title, e.g. see 'Purcell's Ground'.

If you can access this site you can hear another example of a ground bass in an entire aria. Note how the cello (bass) repeats the same motif over and over whilst the counter tenor's melody changes above with each repeat of the section. (This thread really ought to be re-located to 'Classical' in my opinion, as the question is far too specialised to be here...?... ...)

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