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Canon and Gigue in D

musical composition by Pachelbel
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Canon and Gigue in D
Johann Pachelbel (music), Anon. (this manuscript copy), Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (scan), IMSLP user Feduol (IMSLP upload) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Canon and Gigue in D is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,215 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Johann Pachelbel[3]
  • Movement: Baroque music[4]
  • Genre: chamber music[5]
  • Commons category: Pachelbel's Canon[6]
  • Country of origin: Germany[7]
  • Catalog code: PWC 37[8], P. 37[9]
  • Tonality: D major[10]
  • Instrumentation: violin[11], thoroughbass[12]
  • Title: Kanon und Gigue für 3 Violinen mit Generalbaß[13]
  • Derivative work: Rain and Tears[14], C'è bisogno di un piccolo aiuto[15]
  • Chord progression: Romanesca[16]
  • Form of creative work: canon[17]

Product Details

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  • MusicBrainz ID: 3fa14686-8507-4f63-bf17-1b5f1f1a0088[18]

Why It Matters

Canon and Gigue in D has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Germany Johann Pachelbel

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → ['987012722644305171', '987012722604305171']
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library of israel j9u id: 987012722604305171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  2. 14w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Genre → chamber music
    Country of origin → —
    Instrumentation → violin, thoroughbass
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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