Canon D Major by Johann Pachelbel String Orchestra - Digital Sheet Music

By Johann Pachelbel

With this work, Pachelbel, who was born in Nuremberg, created one of the most popular orchestral pieces of the baroque period. In the canon two of the strictest contrapuntal forms are combined: The three violin parts form an extensive canon with entries of two bars distance. To this, a ground bass (basso ostinato) has been added repeating its two-bar tone formula 28 times. The technical mastery of the piece can be ad-mired just as much as its effect lies in the melodic and sensuous power of its string tones. The modest technical demands on the musicians are diametrically opposed to the compositional -level: They do not go beyond the third position.

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Format:
Set of Parts
Item types:
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Level:
Intermediate
Artist:
Johann Pachelbel
Usages:
School and Community
Main Key:
D major

3 violins and basso continuo or string orchestra - intermediate - Digital Download

SKU: S9.Q24135

Composed by Johann Pachelbel. This edition: set of parts soloistically. Concertino. Set of parts. Duration 3 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q24135. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q24135).

Key: D major.

With this work, Pachelbel, who was born in Nuremberg, created one of the most popular orchestral pieces of the baroque period. In the canon two of the strictest contrapuntal forms are combined: The three violin parts form an extensive canon with entries of two bars distance. To this, a ground bass (basso ostinato) has been added repeating its two-bar tone formula 28 times. The technical mastery of the piece can be ad-mired just as much as its effect lies in the melodic and sensuous power of its string tones. The modest technical demands on the musicians are diametrically opposed to the compositional -level: They do not go beyond the third position.

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