William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-2-17

Johann Pachelbel’s Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo mostly fell off the orchestral playlist after his death in 1706. Almost 300 years later, though, French conductor Jean-François Paillard put it on vinyl and  and had a hit.

And now it is a standard.

A canon, by the way, is compositional technique that repeats a variation of a melody. A gigue is a dance. It’s from whence the word “jig” comes.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-2-17  French conductor Jean-François Paillard

 

Almost 300 years later, though, French conductor Jean-François Paillard put Pachelbel's Canon on vinyl and  and had a hit.

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