Johann Pachelbel

1653 - 1706

Johann Pachelbel was born in

Nuremberg, Germany.

Pachelbel was an acclaimed

German Baroque composer,

organist, and teacher who

brought the south German

organ tradition to its peak.

Pachelbel's work enjoyed massive

popularity during his lifetime; he

had a large number of pupils and

his music became a model for the

composers of south and central

Germany. Today Pachelbel is best

known for his Canon in D; it is the

only canon he wrote.

It’s become known as

“Pachelbel’s Canon.”