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| Era | Baroque |
| Birth - Death | August, 1653 – March 6, 1706 |
| Summary | Johann Pachelbel was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque era. Pachelbel's work enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime; he had many pupils and his music became a model for the composers of south and central Germany. However, he did not have much influence on the most important composers of the late Baroque period, such as Johann Sebastian Bach. Today, Pachelbel is best known for the Canon in D, the only canon he wrote. In addition to the canon, his most well-known works include the Chaconne in F minor, the Toccata in E minor for organ, and the Hexachordum Apollinis, a set of keyboard variations. |
| Video | Canon in D Major |
| More Information | Johann Pachelbel - Wikipedia article summarizing life, works, and relationship with the Bach family with internal references to related people and topics Johann Pachelbel - Filmography showing the use of his works, mainly the Canon in D, in various motion pictures. From the Internet Movie Database. Johann Pachelbel's Canon Collection - Several different MIDI (.mid) versions of his most famous composition, including in jazz form. Johann Pachelbel: World's Most Popular Wedding Guest - Brief biography, selected works, portrait, and chronology from Humanities Web. Johann Pachelbel - Karadar dictionary entry with notes on his own compositions and his influence on Johann Sebastian Bach. Includes MIDI audio samples. Johann Pachelbel - Biography (Concise Oxford Dictionary of music.) Over 30 files offered in MIDI from Classical Music Archives Pachelbel, Johann - MIDI audio of fugues, ricercares, and other works including the Canon in D with link to the 95 "Kompositionen" or Magnificat Fugues. From On Kunst der Fuge. Pachelbel, Johann - Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio with biography, education, positions held, noted compositions, and partial works list. Johann Pachelbel - A look at the composer, performer and educator. Includes biography, audio and score examples of his works and a compilation of articles on the composer. Johann Pachelbel - Brief biographical sketch with analyses of chamber, organ, and church music and Naxos discography. Pachelbel Street—Archives of J.Pachelbel's Works - a complete catalogue of Pachelbel's works compiled by Hideo Tsukamoto Free scores by Johann Pachelbel in the Werner Icking Music Archive Canon in d by Johann Pachelbel - guitar chords, guitar tabs and lyrics |
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