Johann Pachelbel Allemagne Johann Pachelbel (IPA: [paˈxɛlbəl]) (baptized September 1, 1653 – March 3, 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 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. However, he did not have much influence on the most important composers of the late Baroque such as Johann Sebastian Bach. Today Pachelbel is best known for his Canon in D; it is the only canon he wrote, and is somewhat unrepresentative of the rest of his oeuvre. In addition to the canon, his most well-known works include the Chaconne in F minor and the Toccata in C minor for organ, and a set of keyboard variations called Hexachordum Apollinis.
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 Dieterich 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. (Hide extended text) ... (Read all) Source of the extract of the biography : Wikipedia
Global Interest : Skill level : I am 13, and my music teacher wanted me to try something more advanced so I found this song in (dont laugh) c. I was told it was a lot easier for flute in c, but the tone is much better in D. I LOVE THIS!
Comment posted the 2009-06-27, by february (visitor)
Global Interest : Skill level : Im 12 and i play this with my grandmother. She plays the violin and I play flute. It really isnt as hard as it looks. Just slow it down and then when you get it you can speed it up. An amazing piece i think
Global Interest : Skill level : Thanks. Its quite complex. My music teacher simplified it and assessed me on it but i wanted to see what the real thing looked like. its not as hard as it looks.
Comment posted the 2009-06-20 by samlab (Free-scores.com member)
Global Interest : Skill level : This is not easiest than the original version in D. It's almost exactly the same thing, but it's in C. If I remember, in my recording (which is in D with the orchestra), in the variations 16 & 17, I don't ear some C's (here they are B flats). Am I right?
In short, I like the original more than this version.
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