Pachelbel, Johann

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St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg, which played an important role in Pachelbel's life (Source: Wikimedia)

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Wikimedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Die_T%C3%BCrme_der_Pfarrkirche_St._Sebald.jpg

Basic data

  1. baptism-icon
    September 11, 1653greg. in Nürnberg
  2. †
    March 3, 1706 in Nürnberg
  3. Komponist, Organist, Kopist
  4. Wien, Eisenach, Erfurt, Stuttgart, Gotha, Nürnberg

Iconography

St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg, which played an important role in Pachelbel's life (Source: Wikimedia)
Predigerkirche, the Erfurt church, where Pachelbel worked for 12 years, starting in 1678 (Source: Wikimedia)
Pachelbel's letter (Source: Wikimedia)
Pachelbel's tomb at the St. Rochus Cemetery in Nuremberg[n 5] (Source: Wikimedia)
Example from "Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist" of Pachelbel's chorales, bars 35–54. The chorale in the soprano is highlighted. (Source: Wikimedia)
Fugue subjects from Magnificat fugues: secundi toni 7, octavi toni 10, primi toni 16, sexti toni 10, quarti toni 8 and octavi toni 13 (Source: Wikimedia)
A typical Pachelbel repercussion subject. Listenⓘ (Source: Wikimedia)
Excerpt from Magnificat Fugue octavi toni No. 12 (bars 15–18). Fugue subject that appears once in this excerpt is highlighted. (Source: Wikimedia)
A page from the original printed edition of Hexachordum Apollinis, showing the fourth variation of the first aria (Source: Wikimedia)
Excerpt from Toccata in D major (bars 10–14). Listenⓘ (Source: Wikimedia)
Opening bars of Toccata in C major. Two-voice motivic interplay, based on the melody introduced in the first bar, is reduced to consecutive thirds in the last two bars. The piece continues in a similar manner, with basic motivic interaction in two voices and occasional consecutive thirds or sixths. Listenⓘ (Source: Wikimedia)
Prelude in A minor (full score) (Source: Wikimedia)
Excerpt from the ending of motet Gott ist unser Zuversicht (bars 92–95). These are the first choir's parts, the notes and lines for the second choir are the same. (Source: Wikimedia)

Documents

Biographical information from the WeGA

(Data migrated from Bach digital; further information see there)

Ab 1695 Organist der Sebalduskirche in Nürnberg

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