
Composer: Pachelbel, Johann
Arranger: David Heyes
Arranged for: 4 Double Basses
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| Product Code: | RMD1189 |
| Publishers Number: | RMD1189 |
| Language: | English |
| Condition: | New |
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; other well-known works include the Chaconne in F minor, the Toccata in E minor for organ, and the Hexachordum Apollinis, a set of keyboard variations.
He was influenced by southern German composers, such as Johann Jakob Froberger and Johann Caspar Kerll, Italians such as Girolamo Frescobaldi and Alessandro Poglietti, French composers, and the composers of the Nuremberg tradition. Pachelbel preferred a lucid, uncomplicated contrapuntal style that emphasized melodic and harmonic clarity. His music is less virtuosic and less adventurous harmonically than that of Dieterich Buxtehude, although, like Buxtehude, Pachelbel experimented with different ensembles and instrumental combinations in his chamber music and, most importantly, his vocal music, much of which features exceptionally rich instrumentation.
Pachelbel explored many variation forms and associated techniques, which manifest themselves in various diverse pieces, from sacred concertos to harpsichord suites. His legacy continues to influence the Baroque style and organ music to this day.
Pachelbel's Canon is a Baroque 'classic' which has been arranged for double bass quartet by David Heyes.
Three editions in D major (Higher/Lower) and G major…
Three editions in D major (Higher/Lower) and G major are published together, and this is an excellent exercise in ensemble playing. Great fun for all – audience and players alike. Bass 4 plays the repetitive ground bass but, with a little judicious editing, this can be equally shared between the four basses.
Useful repertoire for players of equal ability and excellent transcription repertoire for any good bass quartet. The musical notation has been changed (no demi- semiquavers/16th notes) for ease of reading.
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) was a German composer and teacher and, although he composed a wealth of sacred and secular music, he is known primarily for the Canon in D. His music was popular during his lifetime and was one of the most important composers of the middle Baroque period.
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