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= __Johann Pachelbel__ =

1. He was born on September 1, 1653 in Nuremberg, Germany, and he died in Nuremberg, Germany on March 3, 1706. 2. He was an organist, composer, and teacher for the organ. 3. He played the organ in church in Austria and Italy and then started to teach children. 4. Johann Sebastian Bach's brother Johann Christoph Bach was a student of Pachelbel. 5. His most popular piece is the // Canon in D Major, // written for 3 violins and continuo and followed by gigue in the same key. 6. He was an important German musician for church music.

7. By 1673, he lived in Vienna and was the deputy organist at St. Stephens cathedral

8. In 1677, he left Vienna and held organ positions in many towns in Germany, such as

Eisenach and Erfurt.

9. Pachelbel returned to Nuremburg to take the place of his old teacher, Georg Kaspar Wecker at the church of

St. Sebaldus. He worked here until his death.

10. He also played chamber music.

11. He worked at sacred consertos.

12. He brought the South German organ tradition to its peak.

13. The // Hexachordum Apollinis // of 1699 is considered his greatest compositional achievement.

14. Other achievements are // Musikahische Stephens-Gedanken // of 1683 and // Musikahische Ergotzung // of 1695.

15. His son, Wilhelm Hieronymous Pachelbel was also an organ player and composer