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Johann Pachelbel (baptised September 1, 1653 – buried March 9, 1706) was a German 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. Pachelbel’s music enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime; he had many pupils and his music became a model for the composers of south and central Germany. Today, Pachelbel is best known for the Canon in D, as well as the Chaconne in F minor, the Toccata in E minor for organ, and the Hexachordum Apollinis, a set of keyboard variations. Pachelbel’s music was influenced by southern German... Read on...

• Rank
• Artist
• Song
• Year
• Points

• 1
• Johann Pachelbel
• Canon
• 2007
• 199

• 2
• Johann Pachelbel
• Canon In D Major
• 2002
• 30

• 3
• Johann Pachelbel
• Canon In D
• 2010
• 24