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What jobs did Johann Pachelbel have?
Pachelbel studied music at Altdorf and Regensburg and held posts as organist in Vienna, Stuttgart, and other cities. In 1695 he was appointed organist at the St. Sebalduskirche in Nürnberg, where he remained until his death.
Who did Johann Pachelbel study with?
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) was born and died in Nuremberg. His parents enrolled him in St Lorenz High School, and he received his early musical training from the two leading local instructors, Heinrich Schwemmer, who taught him the rudiments of music, and G. C.
Who was Pachelbel’s Canon written for?
When and where Pachelbel’s Canon originated, and why exactly he composed it, is largely a mystery to music historians. It dates to the late-17th or early 18th century, and there’s speculation that it was written as a gift for the wedding of Johann Sebastian Bach’s older brother, who studied with Pachelbel.
What was Johann Bach’s first job?
In 1703, he landed his first job as a musician at the court of Duke Johann Ernst in Weimar. There he was a jack-of-all-trades, serving as a violinist and at times, filling in for the official organist.
When did Johann Pachelbel live?
1653 – March 3, 1706
Johann Pachelbel/Years of Living
Who was Bach’s second wife?
Anna Magdalena Bachm. 1721–1750
Maria Barbara Bachm. 1707–1720
Johann Sebastian Bach/Wife
“Sex, Death, and Minuets: Anna Magdalena Bach and Her Musical Notebooks” is a cultural history as well as a musical biography of the woman who in 1721 became Johann Sebastian Bach’s second wife.
When did Johann Pachelbel famous?
Lesson Review. Born in 1653 in Nürnberg, Johann Pachelbel would become one of the important organists and composers of the German Baroque. He composed in many genres but was particularly accomplished with organ music. His chorale preludes became a model for subsequent composers to follow.