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Johann
Christoph Pachelbel was a German baroque composer and organist. He was an
acclaimed composer and organist during his lifetime, and was also regarded as
an outstanding teacher. Today Pachelbel is considered to be one of the most
important organ composers of the middle Baroque: he made significant
contributions to the development of chorale prelude and fugue and brought the
Southern German organ tradition to its peak.
During his
lifetime, Pachelbel was best known as an organ composer. He wrote more than two
hundred organ pieces, both liturgical and secular, and used most of the genres
that existed at the time. His other keyboard music includes harpsichord suites
and sets of variations. Pachelbel also composed numerous vocal works: arias,
Magnificat settings, motets, sacred concertos, and chamber music.
As a
composer, Pachelbel apparently was most interested in variation forms and
associated techniques. Variation techniques are in many of his organ works
especially heard in the piece presented here, his Canon for which can be heard
a full set of techniques. It is the only canon he wrote, yet is one of the most
popular ones performed today.
This quintet
arrangement makes a great piece to play for church services, graduations and
wedding processionals. Its stately chordal progressions, chordal tonalities
and variations have been especially popular with audiences around the world.
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