It's a wedding classic, beloved by many around the world. But is it really what it says it is? (spoiler: no) First up, enjoy a beautiful scrolling score of the famous piece, make by Gerubach here. You ...

In our occasional series "What's in a Song," produced by the Western Folklife Center, Alaska fisherman and songwriter John Palmes has Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D" running through his head along ...

Love it or hate it, Pachelbel’s Canon in D is one of the most famous pieces of classical music of all time, but the facts behind the composition aren’t as well known. Classic FM busts the myths behind ...

As wedding traditions evolve, it becomes increasingly common to walk down the aisle to sappy, chart-toppers by Ed Sheeran or wistful acoustic covers of classic rock hits. But Johann Pachelbel's Canon ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Everyone has heard the bass line of Pachelbel's canon in D, but far fewer have seen it. That was until ...

Let's face it, the mere mention of Pachelbel's Canon sends shivers down most cellists' spines. No wonder musicians constantly reinvent the piece with greater or lesser degrees of irony. This band ...

Yes, Johann Pachelbel did write more than his famous Canon in D. We'll hear the proof, when violinist Andrew Manze leads the English Concert in a performance of Pachelbel's Suite in F-sharp minor, in ...

I cannot say that I fully understand the deep inroads Pachelbel’s Canon in D has made into Korean pop culture, but like the other 48 million people who have watched Funtwo’s rock guitar version of the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Pachelbel's "Canon in D" is one of the most famous and frequently heard works in ...

Classic rock wouldn’t be the same without classical music. The Beatles’ “Let It Be” is based on one of the most famous classical pieces ever. So are a lot of other pop songs! The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ ...