The ground bass repeats the same two-bar line at the bottom (a technique called ostinato) throughout the whole composition. ![]() ![]() The original instrumentation is 3 violins and a violoncello, with an optional harpsichord.Ī canon is a contrapuntal technique in composition that stacks the original melody with the same melody after a slight duration, ranging from a few beats to a few measures. Since then, it has been transcribed and performed in many different renditions. Even still, it did not gain popularity until decades later, in 1968, a recording by Jean-François Paillard chamber orchestra was made. However, the Canon was not published until 1919 by a scholar Gustav Beckmann. The Gigue, on the other hand, was rarely played. ![]() However, a lot of his chamber music did not survive Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo, also known as Canon and Gigue in D, is one of the few ones that did. Johann Pachelbel is known for his organ and other keyboard music, today also renowned for his achivements in chamber music and church music.
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