Note 118 — OSCAR BIE (continued 4)
E. E. (Ernest Edward) Kellett translation
“Cancrizans” (cancer, a crab), is an adjective applied to a tune that is the same whether you play it from the beginning to the end, or the reverse way. Here it is used to characterise some rather mild reversions of the theme, e.g.—first section with two sharps, bars 15-17.