While Pachelbel has been most admired as a composer of organ works and Lutheran church music his Canon in D has long been one of his most celebrated compositions. It combines two time-honored compositional devices. The first of these is of course the canon a procedure whereby a melody in one part is strictly imitated by one or more other parts; a round (such as for example Frère Jacques) is a type of canon. The second device involves a short bass line (refeered to as a ground bass) that is repeated constandly over which the composer writes continuous variations. In its original form the work consists of an initial statement of an eight note ground bass followed by27 variations in strict canonic style for three violins above that bass. In addition to these four essential parts an appropriate harmonic background would have been improvised on harpsichord lute or organ. In the present arrangement Pachelbel's note values have been doubled for greater ease of reading and the work's canonic structure has been somewhat modified in order to make it more readily playable by violinists and pianists at an intermediate level. Since dynamics bowing indications articulations and slurs were not customarily provided by composer of the Baroque era the arranger and the editor have added them here as well as a metronome indication and a few cadential trills. Obviously these editorial additions should be regarded only as suggestions.

Un recueil de 11 chefs d'oeuvre classiques arrangés pour Violon et Piano : 1 - BACH - Gavotte de la Suite No. 3 en Ré Majeur, 2 - TCHAIKOVSKI - Chanson Triste, 3 - BACH - Aria de la Suite No. 3 en Ré Majeur, 4 - SCHUBERT - Ave Maria, 5 - VIVALDI - L'Hiver - Extrait des Quatre Saisons, 6 - MENDELSSOHN - Marche Nuptiale, 7 - WAGNER - Marche Nuptiale de Lohengrin, 8 - MOZART - Romance - Petite Musique de Nuit, 9 - MOZART - Allegro - Petite Musique de Nuit, 10 - GOUNOD - Ave Maria (avec Violin 2 opt.), 11 - PACHELBEL - Canon en Ré Majeur (2 violons & piano)Formation : Violon et PianoInstrumentation : Violon, PianoNiveau de Difficulté : IntermédiaireDurée : >15Style Musical : Classique, PédagogiqueCatégorie : ArrangementCompositeur : LABROUSSE-BAERT SarahArrangeur : LABROUSSE-BAERT Sarah

Intermediate level arrangements with piano accompaniment, in a range flattering to each instrument. The music has been edited with added dynamics, - articulations and phrasing, making it appropriate for lessons or performances. The accompaniments have been recorded on an acoustic grand piano and are available online for download or streaming. Selections include: Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) ? Ave Maria (Schubert) ? Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (Wagner) ? Bist du Bei Mir (Stölzel) ? Canon (Pachelbel) ? Gymnopédie No. 1 (Satie) ? Hornpipe (Handel) ? Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) ? Minuet (Boccherini) ? Wedding March (Mendelssohn) ? and more.