Pachelbel, Canon in D (1 of 3), performed by Voices of Music
Pachelbel's celebrated "Canon in D," performed by Voices of Music, accompanied by scrolling graphical and symbolic scores.
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Q: Where can I get the sheet music for this piece?
A: The score that's shown in the video can be downloaded here …
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/PachelbelC...
… and parts that you can perform from are here:
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/PachelbelC...
… and here's an arrangement for flute quartet (ZIP file with score and parts)
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/CanonArrFl...
Q: Who is playing this music?
A: The group is called Voices of Music; the performers in this piece are
Katherine Kyme, Carla Moore and Cynthia Miller Freivogel, baroque violin,
Tanya Tomkins, baroque violoncello,
Hanneke van Proosdij, baroque organ, and
David Tayler, theorbo
Q: It says "in D" but it sounds like it's in C-sharp to me.
A: That's true; this performance is at what referred to as "old pitch," a pitch level that was more common when the piece was written.
Q: These performers are wonderful; where I can hear more?
A: Voices of Music record on the Magnatune label:
http://magnatune.com/artists/voicesof...
Q: Where can I get the mp3 of this?
A: This recording will be available at Magnatune pretty soon.
Q: Why does the title say "1 of 3"?
A: I'm planning to do three versions of this piece. The second version shows Voices of Music performing; it's here:
• Pachelbel, Canon in D (2.1) w/scrolli...
(and a second version of it with thinner note bars is here):
• Pachelbel, Canon in D (2.2 of 3), per...
The third version will show more about how the canon works.
Q: The bar-graph score and the conventional notation don't match; why is that?
A: The notation is similar to what the performers looked at when they were playing, but the bar-graph score is a little closer to what they actually did. To make the bar-graph score, I started with the original score, then listened to the performance and made various adjustments. Mostly, I added the trills and made notes shorter; I also transcribed some of the notes of the organ and theorbo (which were improvised during the performance and not written down anywhere). Then, I adjusted the timing of this modified score so that the beats matched the beats in the recording; this worked pretty well except at the very end, where the tempo changed a lot within a single beat.
Q: What is a "canon"?
A: As usual, Wikipedia has some good articles about this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_%2...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachelbe...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_P...
Q: Is there a way I could make the bar-graph scores myself?
A: The Music Animation Machine MIDI file player will generate this display; you can get the (Windows) software here:
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Q: Why do the scores move at different speeds?
A: The bar-graph score is graphical, and in it, time translates exactly into horizontal position; conventional notation is symbolic, typically with one symbol per note, regardless of whether it's a long or a short note, and the symbols are more or less evenly spaced (for legibility); so, when the notes are faster, the notation needs to move faster to keep up.
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