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A very well-known piece of [[Classical Music]]. Written by Johann Pachelbel, it is a [[Canon]] in [[passacaglia]] form, based on an [[Ostinato]] (repeating) bass [[Melody]]. The piece is usually performed with a string orchestra, but arrangements of it exist for almost every standard ensemble you can think of. It's the one hit that continues to give Pachelbel [[One Hit Wonder]] status. Pachelbel was largely forgotten after his death until 1919, when this piece skyrocketed him to fame.
A very well-known piece of [[Classical Music]]. Written by Johann Pachelbel, it is a [[Canon]] in [[passacaglia]] form, based on an [[Ostinato]] (repeating) bass [[Melody]]. The piece is usually performed with a string orchestra, but arrangements of it exist for almost every standard ensemble you can think of. It's the one hit that continues to give Pachelbel [[One-Hit Wonder]] status. Pachelbel was largely forgotten after his death until 1919, when this piece skyrocketed him to fame.


It is also known by the names "Canon in D", "Pachelbel's Canon in D", and "Kanon D-dur" (the German name, meaning "D major Canon"). The piece is, of course, in D major. Enjoy it by clicking [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Af372EQLck here].
It is also known by the names "Canon in D", "Pachelbel's Canon in D", and "Kanon D-dur" (the German name, meaning "D major Canon"). The piece is, of course, in D major. Enjoy it by clicking [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Af372EQLck here].
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It's commonly featured in collections of "light" or "soothing" music, and is often played at weddings. It is also a popular selection for use in [[Public Domain Soundtrack|Public Domain Soundtracks]].
It's commonly featured in collections of "light" or "soothing" music, and is often played at weddings. It is also a popular selection for use in [[Public Domain Soundtrack|Public Domain Soundtracks]].


The piece is the trope namer for the [[Pachelbels Canon Progression]]. Cellists detest this piece because it involves playing the same 8 note progression 27 times without change or pause.
The piece is the trope namer for the [[Pachelbel's Canon Progression]]. Cellists detest this piece because it involves playing the same 8 note progression 27 times without change or pause.


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* "Lullaby" by the string quartet Bond is an adaptation of the song.
* "Lullaby" by the string quartet Bond is an adaptation of the song.
* The influence of the piece can be seen in many of [[Emilie Autumn]]'s songs, since as a child she would mentally play the piece each night to suppress her auditory hallucinations (as quoted from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilie_Autumn The Other Wiki]). A few bars of the melody are shoehorned into "Save You", and the first half of the ostinato is used in "Ancient Grounds" and "Let the Record Show".
* The influence of the piece can be seen in many of [[Emilie Autumn]]'s songs, since as a child she would mentally play the piece each night to suppress her auditory hallucinations (as quoted from [[wikipedia:Emilie Autumn|The Other Wiki]]). A few bars of the melody are shoehorned into "Save You", and the first half of the ostinato is used in "Ancient Grounds" and "Let the Record Show".
* It features in and is one of the themes of ''[[Kanon]]'', which names itself after the piece.
* It features in and is one of the themes of ''[[Kanon]]'', which names itself after the piece.
* In the anime ''[[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]'', Tsukasa's ringtone sounds like a cheerier version of this.
* In the anime ''[[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]'', Tsukasa's ringtone sounds like a cheerier version of this.
* In the ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' film ''Evangelion: Death and Rebirth'', a recurring motif of the three main characters playing the piece is used to punctuate the recap portion.
* In the ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' film ''Evangelion: Death and Rebirth'', a recurring motif of the three main characters playing the piece is used to punctuate the recap portion.
* Comedian Rob Paravonian famously made a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM rant] about the piece, noting how boring it is to play the bass line as the cellist in the ensemble, as well as [[Pachelbels Canon Progression|the progression's]] ubiquity in popular music (although [[Square Peg, Round Trope|few of the examples given actually use the progression]]).
* Comedian Rob Paravonian famously made a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM rant] about the piece, noting how boring it is to play the bass line as the cellist in the ensemble, as well as [[Pachelbel's Canon Progression|the progression's]] ubiquity in popular music (although [[Square Peg, Round Trope|few of the examples given actually use the progression]]).
* ''[[South Park]]'' uses [[The Jimmy Hart Version]] in the scene where Cartman has a tea party with his stuffed toys.
* ''[[South Park]]'' uses [[The Jimmy Hart Version]] in the scene where Cartman has a tea party with his stuffed toys.
* [[Tay Zonday]]'s arrangement "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSCzMT8IMME Canon In Z]."
* [[Tay Zonday]]'s arrangement "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSCzMT8IMME Canon In Z]."
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