Pachelbel's Canon: Difference between revisions

'''''Pachelbel's Canon'''''<ref>Also known as '''''Canon in D major''''' or '''''Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo''''' ({{lang-de|link=no|Kanon und Gigue für 3 Violinen mit Generalbaß}}) ([[List of compositions by Johann Pachelbel|PWC]] 37, T. 337, PC 358).</ref> is the most famous piece of music by German [[Baroque]] composer [[Johann Pachelbel]]. It was originally scored for three violins and [[basso continuo]] and paired with a [[gigue]] in the same [[Key (music)|key]]. Like most other works by Pachelbel and other pre-1700 composers, the Canon remained forgotten for centuries and was rediscovered only in the 20th century. Several decades after it was first published in 1919, the piece became extremely popular, and today it is frequently played at weddings and included on classical music compilations, along with other famous Baroque pieces such as ''[[Air on the G String]]'' by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]].

 

 

==History==