biography
pronunciation:
[pakhelbel]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1653–1706)
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| biography:
| Composer and organist, born in Nuremberg, SC Germany. He held a variety of organist's posts before he returned to Nuremberg as organist of St Sebald's Church (1695). His works, which include six suites for two violins, and organ fugues, profoundly influenced J S Bach. His best-known composition is the Canon in D Major. |
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