What is Johann Pachelbel?
'''Johann Pachelbel''' (born in [[Nuremberg]], baptized 1 September, 1653; died in Nürnberg, buried 9 March, 1706) was a [[Germany|German]] [[composer]] and [[pipe organ|organist]]. He is very famous for his organ music. He also wrote other [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] music and music for the [[Protestant]] [[church]]. His ''[[Canon in D]]'' has become a very popular piece of music and is very often played today at church [[wedding]]s and other events. He was brought up in Nürnberg and had his first music lessons there. In 1669 he went to study at the university of [[Altdorf]], but after a year he had to leave because his father could not afford to keep him. About a year later he went to study at the Gymnasium Poeticum in [[Regensburg]]. The directors of that school must have realized that he was an extremely talented musician, because they made an extra scholarship for him and allowed him to have special music lessons outside the school. In 1673 he went to [[Vienna]] where he was deputy organist at [[St Stephen’s Church, Vienna|St Stephen’s Church]]. He heard a lot more music there, especially the music of the [[Roman Catholic|catholic]] composers of South Germany and [[Italy]]. After a short while at [[Eisenach]] he got the job of organist at the Predigerkirche in [[Erfurt]]. In 1681 he married, but his wife and their baby boy died in the [[plague]]. In 1684 he married again and the couple had five sons and two daughters. Pachelbel taught [[Johann Christoph Bach]] who later taught [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. Pachelbel became a very famous organist. He stayed in Erfurt until 1690. After another five years he became organist at St Sebald, Nürnberg where he stayed for the rest of his life. ==His music== Pachelbel is best known for his organ music. He wrote many organ pieces based on [[chorale]]s while he was in Erfurt. In Nürnberg he wrote many pieces called ''Magnificat'' [[fugue]]s. These were [[prelude]]s which were played before the singers sang the Magnificat. His organ music also incl