Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)
Canon in D
- Level
- 3 of 5
- Key signature
- 2 sharps
- Time
- 4/4
- Length
- 33 bars
- Plays in
- about 2 min
Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.
- As written463 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand403 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots211 notes
- Right-hand melody178 notes
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from A3 to B5, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from D2 to G4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 2 sharps (D major or B minor)
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, 7ths, octaves
- Chords: triads, inverted triads
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns
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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Johann Pachelbel died in 1706. Credits