Johann Pachelbel

Xinfeng, Wang Professor Kim Music 121 30 July 2016 Pachelbel Canon in D Major Canon, meaning regular pattern, is a kind of polyphony. A voice part of melody always chases with another voice part until the end of section or final chord. Pachelbel Canon in D Major, full Title-Canon and Gigue in D for three violins and Basso Continuo, was created by the German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel. It is the most famous composition in canon music. Canon refers to the song’s structure and Gigue is a baroque dance. Canon in D major, created in 1680, is the baroque chamber music. It has been adapted for many different versions for different musical instruments. Today we may have heard Canon in D major in lots of different places such as TV ads, films,…

Considered one of his most famous pieces, Bach 's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" speaks a lot, both technically as well as contextually. Initially, my reaction for the piece was positive, with the notion that it would be used to accompany theatric performance of some sort. I noticed the song was composed in a way to have both slow and fast parts, as well as being complex yet easy to follow. Upon looking into Bach 's religious beliefs and lifestyle, in addition to the time period this was…

In 1673, Pachelbel moved to Vienna to be hired as an organist. There he would have been exposed to the works of many Catholic composers from southern Germany and Italy. Due to this, his musical style was most likely influenced by these musicians. For instance, there is much speculation over whether Pachelbel had been the pupil of German composer, Johann Caspar Kerll. Regardless, his music reflects much of the latter’s style. This demonstrates that possibly being solely exposed to these…

ohann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21st l685, the son of Johann Ambrosius, court trumpeter for the Duke of Eisenach and director of the musicians of the town of Eisenach in Thuringia. For many years, members of the Bach family throughout Thuringia had held positions such as organists, town instrumentalists, or Cantors, and the family name enjoyed a wide reputation for musical talent. When he was eight years old he went to the old Latin Grammar School, where Martin…

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque Period, which was an era of music from 1600-1750. He is well known for the styles and techniques used in his music, such as counterpoint and harmony, as well adapting French and Italian rhythms, forms, and textures to the German style. His music is respected and admired for its beauty and virtuosic elements, and has been portrayed as “The culmination of an era” for utilizing many distinct baroque techniques. Bach was not…

Bach was born in the present day Germany in the capital of duchy of Saxe-Eisenach on March 21, 1685. His mother had eight other children and taught him music theory and how to play the violin at a very young age. Many of his family members were professional musicians including Johann Christoph Bach, his uncle, and Johann Ludwig Bach, his cousin. At the age of ten his parents died so he lived with his oldest brother who played the organ. He studies and performed music with his brother while…

Anthony Vu Mrs. Gunter History and Music, Period 3B 6 December 2016 An Examination of the Life of Johann Sebastian Bach The Baroque era of European music is intrinsically connected to one essential man: Johann Sebastian Bach. The breadth and achievements of his career and unrivaled musical influence to this very day marks him as a man of remarkable talent and undisputed genius. Bach’s command of a variety of instruments, combined with his distinctive compositional voice and his mastery of…

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is a famous Baroque composer born in Saxony, and to his contemporaries, he was known as an amazing harpsichordist and organist. He grew up to a family of musicians, and learned that his family started to play music during religious persecutions in Hungary, and this was “...the beginning of music in [Bach’s] family” (Britannica). He was actually born to the least well known branch of his family in terms of musicianship. He was born to Johann Ambrosius Bach, who…

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician that composed pieces such as the Goldberg Variations and the Brandenburg Concertos. He lived through the Baroque period which is known to be a period in which exaggerated motion and clear easily interpreted detail were used to create feelings of drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur. He helped to improve some already established German styles through his skill in counterpoint( the relationship between voices that are…

which preceded him that truly impacted the mathematical world of their time. “That calculus rose to its height of popularity in the eighteenth century,” is attributed to Jacques I and Johann I (Lick, 401). Daniel I’s accomplishments warranted him “the founder of mathematical physics”(Lick, 401). Along with their accomplishments, these men worked side by side with the most gifted and influential mathematical mind of the time. The following will discuss the lives of these three distinguished men,…