Chaconne In F Minor
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43, T. 206, PC 149, POP 16) is an
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. One of the six surviving chaconnes by the composer, it is one of his best known organ works. Like most other chaconnes by Pachelbel (with the exception of ''Chaconne in D major'', PWC 40, T. 203, PC 145, POP 13), ''Chaconne in F minor'' survives in a single copy. The manuscript is currently in possession of the
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(catalogue number MS II.3911) and contains seven groups of pieces, each containing a chaconne. One of these is the ''Chaconne in F minor'', attributed by the scribe to Pachelbel. Another chaconne from the same source, in A major, is also attributed to Pachelbel, but the piece has yet to be examined by the experts (it is included as one of doubtful authorship in the Perreault catalogue, PWC 44). There are also four anonymous chaconnes, possibly composed by a pupil of Pachelbel. No information concerning the date of composition is known. Since the piece is more sophisticated than most other chaconnes, it may represent a late stage of development of Pachelbel's chaconne style. The chaconne comprises a theme and 22 variations, the last of which is an almost exact repeat of the theme. The
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bass pattern is not kept intact in all variations, and disappears in some, anticipating similar passages in Johann Sebastian Bach's famous '' Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor'',
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582.Apel 1972, 659. Pachelbel's variation technique serves to "dissect" the harmonies, rather than vary the "theme", which is typical of his mature chaconnes, including the '' Chaconne in D minor'' and the ''Chaconne in F major''.Nolte, Butt, Grove. The ''Chaconne in F minor'' has been described as one of Pachelbel's finest works.


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Bibliography

* Apel, Willi. 1972. ''The History of Keyboard Music to 1700''. Translated by Hans Tischler. Indiana University Press. . Originally published as ''Geschichte der Orgel- und Klaviermusik bis 1700'' by Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel. * Hill, Robert Stephen. 1987. ''The Möller Manuscript and the Andreas Bach Book: Two keyboard anthologies from the circle of the young Johann Sebastian Bach''. Harvard University (dissertation). * * Welter, Kathryn Jane. 1998. ''Johann Pachelbel: Organist, Teacher, Composer. A Critical Reexamination of His Life, Works, and Historical Significance'', pp. 135–150. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (dissertation). * Williams, Peter F.. 2003. ''The Organ Music of J. S. Bach''. Cambridge University Press.


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* {{Authority control Compositions by Johann Pachelbel Compositions for organ Compositions in F minor