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Like other works by pre 1700 composers, it remained undiscovered for centuries, only to be published in 1919 by Gustav Beckmann, as part of his article on Pachelbel's music. The date and circumstances surrounding the composition remain unknown, though much has been guessed (one popular theory poses that it was written for Johann Christoph Bach's, brother of Johann Sebastian, for the occasion of his wedding, as Pachelbel is supposed to have taught him at some point).\nThe piece, originally scored for a trio of violins and continuo, is nowadays performed by many different instrumental ensembles (almost always omitting the gigue). It is technically a canon at the unison in three parts, though it has a fourth independent part which plays a ground bass. \nSince its publication the piece has become extremely popular, and its chordal progression has become something of a stock resource for songwriting. Thus, many popular songs and pieces are said to be influenced by it.","movements":"","composer":{"id":252,"url":"https://api.musopen.org/v2/composers/252/","slug":"johann-pachelbel","first_name":"Johann","last_name":"Pachelbel","date_of_birth":"1st September 1653","place_of_birth":"Nuremberg, Germany","date_of_death":"9th March 1706","description":"Johann Pachelbel was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher, who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque era.","image":"https://s.musopen.org/media/images/composers/Johann-Pachelbel-9431433-1-402.jpg","is_featured":false,"is_bookmarked":false},"form":{"id":2,"url":"https://api.musopen.org/v2/forms/2/","slug":"canon","name":"Canon","description":"In music, the term 'canon' refers both to a contrapuntal compositional technique and a musical form derived from it. The canon as a device consists of presenting a leader melody, followed by an imitation played in other voice or voices. There can be several types of canon depending on the form of imitation (it can be an exact replication or be transformed in terms of intervals, rhythm, etc). Canons in which all the voices are identical are usually called 'rounds': each voice can start again after finishing, thus making the piece infinite.","is_bookmarked":false},"period":{"id":2,"url":"https://api.musopen.org/v2/periods/2/","slug":"baroque","name":"Baroque","description":"Baroque music describes a period or style of European classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1750. This era is said to begin in music after the Renaissance, and was followed by the Classical period. The word \"baroque\" came from the Portuguese word barroco, meaning \"misshapen pearl\", an initially derisive characterization of the architectural style of this period; later, the name came to be applied also to its music. The baroque period saw the development of functional tonality, as well as the crystallization of the harmony and counterpoint rules which came to define the 'common practice period' (which extends from the baroque to the late romantic). Nowadays baroque music constitutes an important part of the academic music canon, being widely studied, performed, and listened to. It is associated with composers such as Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Arcangelo Corelli, Tomaso Albinoni, and Johann Sebastian Bach, all of which played an essential role in the development of modern musical concepts. During the baroque period a number of genres were established (such as the opera and the oratorio), the way was paved for new genres (such as the classical sonata and the symphony), and composers expanded the theoretical basis of music composition, making advances in musical notation and instrumental technique.","is_bookmarked":false},"instruments":[{"id":34,"url":"https://api.musopen.org/v2/instruments/34/","slug":"chamber-group","name":"Chamber group","description":"'Chamber music' is a term used to describe western art music written for a small number of performers (with the exception of solo instrument music). The name derives from the idea that chamber music should be capable of being performed in a small room or chamber. Initially, music for such ensembles was intended to be performer in an intimate fashion, between friends and family, and usually just for pleasure. Eventually, though this practice continued, chamber music moved on to the concert hall. 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