EDITOR'S NOTE: The writer is a news editor with The Associated Press and a cellist who has played the eight notes in the bass line of Pachelbel's "Canon" at weddings nearly a gazillion times. It's not ...

The Californian band has been diving into the German Baroque *canon* in their latest hit. Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D is a staple of classical compilations, and a popular favourite among music ...

The distinctive chirps of singing cicadas are a highlight of summer in regions where they proliferate; those chirps even featured prominently on Lorde’s 2021 album Solar Power. Now, Japanese ...

Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, is the birthday (or at least the baptism day) of another pilgrim: Charles Theodore Pachelbel (1690-1750). He was the son of Johann Pachelbel, German composer and organist, ...

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 ...