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Johann Pachelbel: Quick Facts

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Facts

Baptized September 1, 1653
Died March 3, 1706 • Nuremberg • Germany
Notable Works “Pachelbel’s Canon”
Movement / Style Baroque music

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Sheet music for Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel, showing five staves of musical notation on a parchment-colored background with the title Canon in D at the top.
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