D MAJOR - PARTITUR - = HARPSICHORD - 3 VIOLINS AND BASSO CONTINUO OR STRING ORCHESTRA EDITOR: MAY, HELMUT W. COMPOSER: PACHELBEL, JOHANN SÉRIE: CONCERTINO DIFFICULTÉ: INTERMEDIATE PAGES: 12 WITH THIS WORK, PACHELBEL, WHO WAS BORN IN NUREMBERG, CREATED ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ORCHESTRAL PIECES OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD. IN THE CANON TWO OF THE STRICTEST CONTRAPUNTAL FORMS ARE COMBINED: THE THREE VIOLIN PARTS FORM AN EXTENSIVE CANON WITH ENTRIES OF TWO BARS DISTANCE. TO THIS, A GROUND BASS (BASSO OSTINATO) HAS BEEN ADDED REPEATING ITS TWO-BAR TONE FORMULA 28 TIMES. THE TECHNICAL MASTERY OF THE PIECE CAN BE AD-MIRED JUST AS MUCH AS ITS EFFECT LIES IN THE MELODIC AND SENSUOUS POWER OF ITS STRING TONES. THE MODEST TECHNICAL DEMANDS ON THE MUSICIANS ARE DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED TO THE COMPOSITIONAL LEVEL: THEY DO NOT GO BEYOND THE THIRD POSITION.
SKU: CF.CAS165
ISBN 9781491164990. UPC: 680160923908. Key: D major.
Pachelbel’ s Canon in D has become a staple in western music, especially when it comes to weddings. It’s a wonderful piece of music with exciting melodies that grow throughout the work. However, there is one major problem with this piece from the perspective of cello and bass players. Their part only contains a pattern of eight notes that are repeated over and over and over: twenty-eight times to be exact. To remedy this, composer Katie O’Hara LaBrie has created Pachelbel’s Rhapsody, a dream-like variation on Pachelbel’s original themes which allows for all parts of the orchestra to shine.
About Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series
Thi s series of pieces (Grade 3 and higher) is designed for advancing ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
SKU: CL.RWS-2309-00
Canon In Boombucket Major was inspired by Pachelbel’s Canon. Utilizing boomwhackers and five-gallon buckets, the percussion section is featured in this new, inspired take on a timeless classic. It is also a great recruiting opportunity as you feature elementary students on their boomwhackers at your next concert. A great finale for any program!
SKU: AP.98-RWS230901
SKU: CF.CAS165F
ISBN 9781491165393. UPC: 680160924301. Key: D major.
Pachelbel’ s Canon in D has become a staple in western music, especially when it comes to weddings. It’s a wonderful piece of music with exciting melodies that grow throughout the work. However, there is one major problem with this piece from the perspective of cello and bass players. Their part only contains a pattern of 8 notes that get repeated over and over and over. 28 times to be exact. To remedy this, composer Katie O’Hara LaBrie has created Pachelbel’s Rhapsody, a dream-like variation on Pachelbel’s original themes which allows for all parts of the orchestra to shine.
SKU: ST.C481
ISBN 9790570814817.
The Easy Piano Duets Series presents a selection of sensitively arranged piano duets, each with optional backing tracks. In the interests of playability, these two wonderful tunes have been simplified, while still allowing the spirit of the originals to shine through.In the interests of playability, the strict formality of Pachelbelâ??s Canon has been relaxed while allowing the spirit of the original to shine through. The key has been simplified from D major to C major and the seventeenth century rhythmic notation updated to improve readability. The optional backing tracks allow for small 12 bar sections (between each of the rehearsal letters) to be practised both â??slowlyâ?? (crotchet = 70 with metronome click) and â??a tempoâ?? (crotchet = 84), before putting the whole piece together â?? ideally in the company of another human!Arranged by Mark Goddard with optional backing tracks (available to download here).
