It's a wedding classic, beloved by many around the world. But is it really what it says it is? (spoiler: no) First up, enjoy a beautiful scrolling score of the famous piece, make by Gerubach here. You ...

If you’ve always thought Pachelbel’s Canon in D was reserved only for weddings and times of intense tranquility, think again. We’ve seen the work of guitarist and YouTube star Laura Lāce before, but ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Everyone has heard the bass line of Pachelbel's canon in D, but far fewer have seen it. That was until ...

The distinctive chirps of singing cicadas are a highlight of summer in regions where they proliferate; those chirps even featured prominently on Lorde’s 2021 album Solar Power. Now, Japanese ...

Let's face it, the mere mention of Pachelbel's Canon sends shivers down most cellists' spines. No wonder musicians constantly reinvent the piece with greater or lesser degrees of irony. This band ...

In our occasional series "What's in a Song," produced by the Western Folklife Center, Alaska fisherman and songwriter John Palmes has Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D" running through his head along ...

Pachelbel's "Canon in D" is like the Doom of the music world. It's been performed on everything from train horns to rubber chickens to strange juggling bells — it would truly be easier to find an ...

As wedding traditions evolve, it becomes increasingly common to walk down the aisle to sappy, chart-toppers by Ed Sheeran or wistful acoustic covers of classic rock hits. But Johann Pachelbel’s “Canon ...

Johann Pachelbel, Un orage d’avril; Six Suites from Musikalische Ergötzung et al., Gli Incogniti, Amandine Beyer, Harmonia Mundi HMC 902238 Misreading this present disc’s title as “An Orange in April” ...

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) was one of the most exceptional musical minds of his generation - a composer of brilliant choral and keyboard music and a huge influence on JS Bach. Yet more than three ...