Johann Pachelbel — Canon and Gigue in D major
Canon in D
String Trio
5 min
EUCO Chamber Players, December 2025 — St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh
ViolinViolaCello
Written for the moments when a wedding or a small function calls for the Canon but not for eight players. The ground bass moves from continuo to cello, and the three canonic violin lines are thinned to one line per player — meaning some of the original's imitative texture is necessarily simplified.
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