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The sort of music he wrote: Keyboard music (especially organ). (See below for a video example.) Choral (sung) music for the church. Chamber music (music for a small number of instruments). Some interesting facts: He was very popular when he was alive. He is only really known for one piece of music today—the Canon in D. However this piece is ...
- Keyboard Music
- Chamber Music
- Vocal Music
Much of Pachelbel's liturgical organ music, particularly the chorale preludes, is relatively simple and written for manuals only: no pedal is required. This is partly due to Lutheran religious practice where congregants sang the chorales. Household instruments like virginals or clavichords accompanied the singing, so Pachelbel and many of his conte...
Pachelbel's chamber music is much less virtuosic than Biber's Mystery Sonatas or Buxtehude's Opus 1 and Opus 2 chamber sonatas. The famous Canon in D belongs to this genre, as it was originally scored for 3 violins and a basso continuo, and paired with a gigue in the same key. The canon shares an important quality with the chaconne and passacaglia:...
Johann Gottfried Walther famously described Pachelbel's vocal works as "more perfectly executed than anything before them". Already the earliest examples of Pachelbel's vocal writing, two arias "So ist denn dies der Tag" and "So ist denn nur die Treu" composed in Erfurt in 1679 (which are also Pachelbel's earliest datable pieces,) display impressiv...
He is best known for his chorale preludes, organ pieces written in counterpoint, with independent melodies accompanying and elaborating the basic melody of the hymn. Pachelbel was baptized on Sept. 1, 1653, in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied music at Altdorf and Regensburg and held posts as organist in Vienna, Stuttgart, and other cities.
Only two volumes of Pachelbel's organ music were published and distributed during his lifetime: Musikalische Sterbens-Gedancken (Musical Thoughts on Death; Erfurt, 1683) – a set of chorale variations in memory of his deceased wife and child, and Acht Choräle (Nuremberg, 1693).
Pachelbel showed musical interest and ability from an early age and even studied with leading instructors in his town. Though he worked much of his life as an organist, he also wrote a lot of music, including works for the organ, harpsichord, chamber groups, and voice.
Johann Pachelbel (baptized September 1, 1653, Nürnberg [Germany]—died March 3, 1706, Nürnberg) was a German composer known for his works for organ and one of the great organ masters of the generation before Johann Sebastian Bach. Pachelbel studied music at Altdorf and Regensburg and held posts as organist in Vienna, Stuttgart, and other cities.
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Aug 15, 2023 · Johann Pachelbel, a luminary of the Baroque era, provides the perfect backdrop for our musical exploration. As we learn about his life and contributions, we’ll set the stage for a deep dive into one of his most famous compositions in our next episode.
