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It has inspired songs such as Rob Paravonian's "Pachelbel Rant" and the Axis of Awesome's "Four Chords", which comment on the number of popular songs borrowing the same tune or harmonic structure. [1] [2] "Four Chords" does not directly focus on the chords from Pachelbel's Canon, instead focusing on the I–V–vi–IV progression. [3]
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.
"Could add "(also known as the Canon in D)" to the first sentence. I think it's necessary to mention the piece's other name. Is this the best title for the page? Would "List of songs based on Pachelbel's Canon" be a better title? Variations implies a stronger connection to the original composition than merely being inspired by the original ...
The practice of composing variations on original themes was a relatively new one [8] (one previous instance was Frescobaldi's Aria detta la Frescobalda from the 1627 Secondo libro di toccate; of Pachelbel's contemporaries Bernardo Pasquini was one of the main exponents of this trend), and Pachelbel was among the first in Europe to explore the form.
A famous piano piece, "River Flows in You" in the key of F# minor by South Korean Pianist Lee Ru-ma or Yiruma, features a repetitive canon using the same key progression (F#, D, A, E x2). Since its recognition online, there have been multiple covers of the song, including a mashup of it with Johann Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue in D Major. [65]
For organ works, POP catalogue numbers are provided, from catalogue by Antoine Bouchard for his 1998–2001 recording of Pachelbel's organ oeuvre (this catalogue only covers organ works). Perreault numbers are used as the basis of the list, making individual sections organized alphabetically (i.e. the chorales) and/or by tonality.
The bass line to Pachelbel's Canon in D. Date: 24 September 2007: Source: Created by bdesham with GNU LilyPond. Author: Benjamin D. Esham : Permission (Reusing this file) As a courtesy (but not a requirement), please e-mail me or leave a note on my talk page if you use this image outside of Wikipedia. Thanks!
Charles Theodore Pachelbel (baptized Carl Theodorus, also spelled Karl Theodor, on 24 November [O.S. 14 November] 1690; [1] buried 15 September 1750) was a German composer, organist and harpsichordist of the late Baroque era. He was the son of the more famous Johann Pachelbel, composer of the popular Canon in D.