Rebecca+C.+-+Pachabel

Rebecca

Johann Pachelbel is my first choice. My second choice is Jean-Philippe Rameau.

My 15 Facts 1. Pachelbel was born in august of 1653 and died on march 9, 1706. 2. He was not born into a wealthy family. 3. He played the organ, harpsichord and many other instruments. 4. His most popular piece is the //**canon in d major**//. 5. He is said to have taken a very big role in the developing of keyboard and church music. 6. He taught Johann Sebastian Bach and Bach's brother, Johann Christoph Bach. 7. Pachelbel married a woman named Barbara Gabler in 1681. 8. In 1683 Pachelbel became a father with his first infant son. 9. In September of that same year a plague hit where they were and his wife and son died. 10. In 1684 he married a 2nd time to Judith Drommer and had seven children. 11. He went back to Nuremberg and became the organist at Sebalduskirche. 12. He worked there for eleven years. 13. Pachelbel produced his most famous pieces there 14.In 1699 he produced the six arias for the organ and harpsichord. 15. Pachelbel was buried on march 9th 1707 in Nuremberg. Need a few more compositions included in facts!