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Pachelbel's Canon (also known as Canon in D, P 37) is an accompanied canon by the German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel. The canon was originally scored for three violins and basso continuo and paired with a gigue, known as Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo. Both movements are in the key of D major.
Interest in Pachelbel's work increased in the early 20th century with the revival of Baroque-era compositions, but the Canon remained relatively obscure until the 1960s. Alexandra S. Levine, writing for The New York Times , said a late-1960s recording by French conductor Jean-François Paillard led to the piece's ubiquity in pop music and at ...
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Was probably a tough ask to begin with. I've been doing some research on Pachelbel (for a separate topic) and scholarship on him is scattered and super disorganized; the canon is also virtually ignored. Aza24 (talk) 03:17, 16 December 2023 (UTC) "from the Canon's violin melody" makes it sound like they took the whole 4 minute melody.
A 1968 recording by the orchestra of the "Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo" by Johann Pachelbel, familiarly known as Pachelbel's Canon, nearly single-handedly brought the piece from obscurity to great renown.
Johann Pachelbel [n 1] (also Bachelbel; baptised 11 September [O.S. 1 September] 1653 [n 2] – buried 9 March 1706) was a German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the south German organ schools to their peak.
The song is based on Pachelbel's Canon in D and includes vocals from the NYC All-City Chorus. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] An alternate version of the song features interviews of Lyndhurst High School 's ( New Jersey ) Class of 2000, in which Vitamin C speaks with several students about their friendships and futures.
"Christmas Canon" is a Christmas song by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) from their 1998 album The Christmas Attic. The song is set to the tune of Johann Pachelbel 's Canon in D Major with new lyrics added.