Pachelbel, Johann

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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)

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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