Alfred Bösendorfer, Johann Pachelbel

Famous Canon

The canon from 'Canon and Gigue in D Majormade the German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel world famous. The central idea of the catchy four-bar bass and chord sequence is the sequence, the repetition of a musical motif on a different pitch. The special effect of the music, which is usually perceived by the listener as calm on the one hand and moving on the other, has been recognized and exploited by many artists. Thus, over the past forty years, hundreds of works in various genres have been written based on Johann Pachelbel's chord sequence. Many of them can be found in popular music.

Composer and arranger Alfred Bösendorfer has also been inspired by Pachelbel's conceit and has created a wonderful little work for the eXplora series with his FAMOUS CANON. From a simple bass line, an increasingly dense musical structure develops, which finally leads to a magnificent tutti. In doing so, Alfred Bösendorfer manages to achieve a very intense musical effect with a very low level of technical difficulty, which will touch both your musicians and your audience in equal measure.

eXplora Grade 2
eXplora Disc 19