Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo - PWC 37, T. 337, PC 358
In the style originally performed by Johann Pachebel
Original song version from 1680
This short excerpt is in MP3 format running at 128 Kb per second.
The version on the CD album runs at 1,411 Kb per second.
The full CD audio file format size is 31,225 KB and runs for 3 minutes and 1 seconds.
With my long interest in classical music, I don't know how I missed this until about 1980.
At the time I was working on software for Radio Shack's TRS‑80 Color Computer, mostly to experiment with Motorola's new 6809 processor. Unlike most of the computers at the time, the "color computer" displayed color on a TV - and it had some limited sound capability.
One of the demo songs that came with it was Pachebel's Canon in D. As soon as I heard it, I dug up the music and have been playing it ever since.
Reeves
Canon in D was created using 7 Acoustic Grand Pianos and 2 String Ensembles 1 (Consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola, and 1 Cello).
Composer
Canon in D by Johann Pachebel
Song premiered about 1680
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