Johann Pachelbel

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Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706) was an acclaimed 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.

Pachelbel’s music was influenced by south German composers such as Johann Jakob Froberger and Johann Kaspar Kerll, Italians such as Girolamo Frescobaldi and Alessandro Poglietti, French composers and the composers of the Nuremberg tradition. Pachelbel preferred a lucid, uncomplicated contrapuntal style that emphasizes melodic and harmonic clarity. His music is less virtuosic and less adventurous harmonically than that of Dietrich Buxtehude, although like Buxtehude, Pachelbel experimented with different ensembles and instrumental combinations in his chamber music and, most importantly, his vocal music, much of which features exceptionally rich instrumentation. Pachelbel explored variation forms and associated techniques, which manifest themselves in many diverse pieces, from sacred concertos to harpsichord suites.

Pachelbel’s work enjoyed massive popularity during his lifetime, he had a large number of pupils and his music became a model for the composers of south and central Germany.

1	Canon full track	846
2	Canon in D Major full track	566
3	Canon In D	297
4	Cannon in D Major	114
5	Canon In D {11}	63
6	Kanon in D	61
7	Canon in D (Piano Solo)	48
8	Sonata d "La Follia" RV 63	41
9	Canon and Gigue full track	40
10	J.S. Bach / Suite (Overture) No. 2 in b BWV 1067: Menuet	34
11	Handel / Sonata G 2 violins & continuo HWV 399: Allegro	33
12	Canon and Gigue in D major full track	32
13	J.S. Bach / Suite (Overture) No. 2 in b BWV 1067: Badinerie	30
14	Handel / Sonata G 2 violins & continuo HWV 399: Menuet. Allegro moderato	28
15	J.S. Bach / Suite (Overture) No. 2 in b BWV 1067: Polonaise--Double	26

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damebola wrote:
7 days ago

Sergio hizo un poema al respecto, pero no lo recomiendo.

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Emerson_Olaf wrote:
last month

Canon in D is to me one of the best songs ever made

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HenryCovert wrote:
last month

Quinton & Nola's love theme forever...

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K-H wrote:
last month

Canon D is fantastic. Aserikoth, are you kidding?

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sandojuk wrote:
last month

you crazy?

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Aserikoth wrote:
last month

i can't stand the "Canon"... but his organ works are great!

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antAGONYst wrote:
June 2008

Well I don't think that it's any artists fault that he/she is a one hit wonder. A one hit wonder is created by the listeners or by the music industry and you have a very drastic picture of aone hit wonder ;)

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Luuttuaja wrote:
June 2008

He was certainly not a one hit wonder during his lifetime. It's not Pachelbel's fault that every single "chillout" compilation now contains "canon" and nothing else by him.

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antAGONYst wrote:
June 2008

He's the original one hit wonder :D Rob Paravonian is great ;)

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DaBigG wrote:
May 2008

the canon is just amazing.

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sinigang93 wrote:
May 2008

I just found a great thing... go to this video, its hilarious, done by a former cello player who hates the eight repeating notes... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

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sinigang93 wrote:
May 2008

well, nice peice, although, as a classical musician i will say... WORST CELLO PART EVER WRITTEN

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Scarius wrote:
May 2008

hehe, that's awesome. =)

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First_Lady_PB wrote:
May 2008

I'm pregnant and I let my unborn child listen to classic. I can feel it moving whenever I play Pachelbel. My baby seems to enjoy it :)

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staszka wrote:
April 2008

Please, look at this http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/ClassicalStyleGuide. It's a helpful tag guide for classical listeners.

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Luuttuaja wrote:
April 2008

WTF? In the top tracks there's only Canon and then some Händel/Bach mistaggings. People, please find also his other music!

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scholes88 wrote:
March 2008

Canon in D is beautiful! And I don't even like classical music that :D

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profedepsi wrote:
March 2008

The Most Beautiful Music there is !!! hernandoferro

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Gamester wrote:
March 2008

New group created to honor great baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli! Join Corelli Group! http://www.last.fm/group/Corelli

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philippe10 wrote:
March 2008

Ces musiques qui ne vieillissent jamais ...

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