Pachelbel's canon in D Major - Romantic Modernized Version


This is one of the most popular compositions in the classical world which was composed during the baroque era in the 1680's by Johann Pachelbel. Performed by the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. This is a non-HIP(Historically Informed Piece) adaptation of the Canon, which means this is NOT the original "version" of the piece, as Pachelbel composed it. If you're looking after a good HIP performance, I suggest listening to Musica Antiqua Köln's, that can be found under "Video Responses". Highly recommended, enjoy! You can find the mp3 here: www.megaupload.com I've uploaded the file again to RapidShare: rapidshare.com Sheets: www.sheetmusicfox.com


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Pachelbel - Canon In D Major. Best version.


This is Canon by Pachelbel. I have mixed some pictures in the song to make it even more relaxing :). Enjoy and feel free to comment.


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Assassin, Christopher Martin & D Major - Real Friends (Alter Ego Riddim 2009)


Assassin, Christopher Martin & D Major - Real Friends on the Alter Ego Riddim (2009) produced by TJ Records


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Canon In D Major (Piano)


Piano Version of Canon By Pachelbel


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Brahms - Violin Concerto in D major


Brahms - Violin Concerto in D major - II. Adagio (G. Kremer, L. Bernstein & Wiener Phil. O.)


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Electric Guitar Canon Rock in D Major


PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION, I'M NOT THE ONE PLAYING. SO DON'T ASK QUESTIONS LIKE: DO YOU HAVE THE TABS? IF you want the mp3 file, search in Ares or Limewire (i'm not sure if you can in iTunes) for: Canon Rock, or Canon Rock in D Major by jerry c It's a South Korean 23 year old person that plays Canon Rock in D Major in electric guitar. (NOT ME) In the video has the drums, violins etc.. as background music, but the guy is playing the guitar. This is what wikipedia says about him: Jeong-Hyun Lim From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeong-Hyun Lim,(Ko:임정현) also known by the online alias funtwo, is a 23-year-old South Korean guitarist known for his cover of JerryC's Canon Rock. Lim has been playing the electric guitar for 6 years (self-taught, though he attended formal guitar lessons for only one month in 2000). Lim attended Auckland University in New Zealand before moving to Seoul, but plans to return to New Zealand in March to continue his degree in Technology. He says: "I think the quiet and peaceful circumstances of Auckland really helped my musical motivation." He says that whilst living in Remuera, Auckland he was a musical catalyst. Jeong-Hyun Lim played and recorded his cover of Canon Rock during 2005. On October 23, 2005 he first posted his Canon Rock Video on a Korean Online Community called Mule. Funtwo's cover of Canon Rock had garnered 15 million views, over thirty-eight thousand comments and favorited over one hundred and nine thousand times, as of Feb 20, 2007 <b>...</b>


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Pachelbel Canon in D Major


I think this is one of the best orchestra pieces in the world. Its fantastic. The video is set on a plain violin picture. But imagine a whole orchestra playing it. It really is beautiful. And if you would like to know, I first heard this in the anime "La Corda d'Oro". It is a great anime. It has many orchestra pieces. Please enjoy! :-)


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Gustav Mahler - Symphony No.9 in D-major - IV, Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend


The Symphony No. 9 by Gustav Mahler was written between 1908 and 1909, and was the last symphony that he completed. The symphony is in four movements: 1. Andante comodo (D major); 2. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb (C major); 3. Rondo-Burleske: Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig (A minor); 4. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend (D-flat major). Although the symphony has the traditional number of movements, it is unusual in that the first and last are slow rather than fast. As is often the case with Mahler, one of the middle movements is a ländler. The first movement embraces a loose sonata form; the work opens with a hesitant, syncopated motif which is to return at the height of the movement's development as a sudden intrusion of "death in the midst of life", announced by trombones and marked within the score "with the greatest force". The second movement is a dance, a Ländler, but it has becomes distorted to the point that it no longer resembles a dance. The movement contains shades of the second movement of Mahler's Fourth Symphony, in the distortion of a traditional dance into a dance of death. For example, Mahler alters traditional chord sequences into near-unrecognizable variations, turning the rustic and mostly diatonic C major introductory Ländler into a vicious whole-tone waltz, saturated with accidentals and frantic rhythms. The third movement, in the form of a rondo, displays the final maturation of Mahler's contrapuntal skills <b>...</b>


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Bach - Musette in D Major BWV 126 [Easy Piano Tutorial]


More tutorials: www.youtube.com Share this video on Facebook: on.fb.me Share this video on Twitter: bit.ly Piano tutorial for beginners: how to play Johann Sebastian Bach - Musette in D major BWV 126 from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. Subscribe! www.youtube.com Twitter! www.twitter.com Facebook! www.facebook.com


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Steve Howe - Lute Concerto in D Major / Mood For A Day


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Mozart Flute Concerto in D Major


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WA Mozart - Sonata KV 448 in D Major - I


1st Movement - Allegro con spirito - Performed by Piano Duo Gerwig & González Christine Gerwig - Germany & Efraín González - Mexico


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Vanhal - Double Bass Concerto in D Major


Rinat Ibragimov, principal double bass of the London Symphony Orchestra together with Catherine Edwards, performs Jan Křtitel Vaňhal's Double Bass Concerto, originally written in Es Major but performed here a semitone lower. This popular piece of double bass repertoire is commonly called for in auditions, and here Rinat demonstrates its performance using the original bass part and the Viennese Tuning that would have been in vogue at the time of its composition. Rinat plays a d-bass by Matheus Albany, a gift from his colleague and friend Alexander Stepanov. He uses Pirastro Eudoxa strings. Watch Rinat's performance of Karl Ditters von Ditterdorf's bass concerto here: www.youtube.com


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David Lanz - Canon in D major (piano)


David Lanz - Canon in D major (piano)


David Lanz Canon in D major

Borodin,String Quartet No 2 D major 1st and intro of 2nd Mov Kopelman String Quartet


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Vivaldi Lute Concerto in D major


Michael Fields plays Vivaldi's lute concerto at Sastamala Gregoriana Festival in Finland, July 2008, accompnied by members of New Trinity Baroque. His instrument is an archlute by Stephen Gottlieb.


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Mozart Symphony 38 D Major 'Prague Symphony' (1/4)


www.youtube.com Sir Charles Mackerras Prague Chamber Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his Symphony No. 38 in D major (the "Prague"), K. 504, in late 1786. It was performed in Prague on January 19, 1787,[1] a few weeks after Le nozze di Figaro opened there. Although Mozarts popularity among the Viennese waxed and waned, he was consistently popular among the Bohemians and had a devoted following in Prague. A piece appearing in the Prager Neue Zeitung shortly after Mozarts death expresses this sentiment: "Mozart seems to have written for the people of Bohemia, his music is understood nowhere better than in Prague, and even in the countryside it is widely loved." The Prague Symphony was written in gratitude for their high esteem. It had its premiere in Vienna, on December 6, 1786, and was performed in Prague a month later. The Prague Symphony was scored for full orchestra with the notable absence of clarinets but with the powerful backing of timpani and trumpets. The work has the following three movements: 1. Adagio—Allegro D major. Sonata form, preceded by introduction Adagio. 4/4 2. Andante G major. Sonata form. 6/8 3. Finale (Presto) D major.


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Chopin - Valentina Igoshina - Waltz in D Flat Major


This is Valentina Igoshina playing Chopin's Waltz in D Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1


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2nd Movement - Andante - performed by pianoduo Gerwig & González Christine Gerwig - Germany & Efraín González - Mexico


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pachelbel's Canon in D--Soothing music(the best version)


Music Title: Canon in D Composer: J. Pachelbel Genre: Classic relax, feel the music and feel free to comment on the video and the music. I hope everyone will enjoy to hear the music. Enjoy and relax... (^-^)


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JS Bach - Ouverture No. 3 in D Major "Air" BWV 1068


Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Orchestral Suite (Ouverture) No. 3 in D Major, mov. II - Air, BWV 1068 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1717, during his years in Köthen, Germany. For high quality version please click: www.youtube.com


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Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050 - 1. Allegro


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Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 in D Major Op. 43 (1902), Mvt. 1 and 2 (Leonard Bernstein)


www.sibelius.fi The second symphony is the most popular and most frequently recorded of Sibelius's symphonies. It is more skilfully orchestrated than the first symphony. The ideas of form are more mature and the violent Slavic gloom is replaced by a more classical touch and by the light of the Mediterranean. The heroic and optimistic first and final movements of the symphony were exactly what the Finnish public needed in 1902, during a period of Russian oppression. The first public performance consolidated Sibelius's fame as a national hero. Soon the symphony was also triumphantly acclaimed abroad.


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The Rehearsal Room -Busy Signal-D Major Performing Some Like You and Missing You


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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, 1st mvmt, Part 1 of 2


Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto- I Allegro moderato, Kyung-Wha Chung, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit


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Pachelbel Canon in D Original Instruments


Support our videos! voicesofmusic.org Johann Pachelbel's beautiful interweaving of melody & harmony--one of the great works of music! Soundtrack at tinyurl.com Performed on original instruments by San Francisco Early Music Ensemble Voices of Music. Featuring Katherine Kyme, Carla Moore & Cynthia Freivogel, baroque violin; Tanya Tomkins, baroque cello, Hanneke van Proosdij, baroque organ; David Tayler, theorbo. About the performance: the canon is played using not only the instruments but also the bowing techniques from the time of Pachelbel. As you can see from the video, especially if you look at the high definition version, the string instruments are not only baroque, but they are in baroque setup: this means that the strings, fingerboard, bridge and other parts of the violin appear just as they did in Pachelbel's time. No metal hardware such as chinrests, clamps or fine tuners are used on the violins, allowing the violins to vibrate freely. A good example of baroque bowing can be seen in the extended passage of repeated notes: the musicians play these notes on one bow—the shorter & lighter baroque bow—to created a gliding effect. The players also hold the bow very differently which affects the balance and touch. Both the style and the amount of vibrato are based on baroque treatises which describe the methods for playing, bowing & articulation in the late 17th century. The narrow, shimmering vibrato blends with the baroque organ. The organ used is made entirely of wood <b>...</b>


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Pachelbel - Canon in D Major - perfect version


Più correttamente, il titolo del brano è: "Canone e giga in re maggiore per tre violini e basso continuo" "Canon and Gigue in D major for three Violins and Basso Continuo" "Kanon und Gigue in D-Dur für drei Violinen und Basso Continuo"


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Beethoven Piano Trio No.4 in D Major, "Ghost", 2nd mov.


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Symphony No.1 in D Major "Titan" III.Funeral March (A)


Music composed by Gustav Mahler. Michael Tilson Thomas; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Tempo: Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen This is Mahler's famous funeral march written in the form of a canon and based upon the children's song, Frère Jacques, played in the minor. It is also famous for opening with a contrabass solo. (Mahler did not actually compose Frère Jacques)


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Friedrich Gulda - Bach Air in D Major (sulla quarta corda!)


Friedrich Gulda plays Bach in between improvisations with Chick Corea..


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Isao Tomita - Canon In D Major


As performed by the Japanese electronic composer Isao Tomita (冨田勲).


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D Major - Can't Buy Love (Sweetness Riddim)


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D Major That's What Loves About (Heart and Soul Riddim)


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Brahms : Violin Concerto in D major op.77


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Mozart Divertimento in D Major KV 136


Gábor Csonka - 1st violin, Viktor Uhrin - 2nd violin, János Markó - viola, Marcell Vámos - violoncello


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Telemann - Concerto grosso in D major, TWV 54:D3 (Trevor Pinnock / The English Concert)


Georg Philipp Telemann, 1681~1767 Konzert D-dur, TWV 54:D3 (1716) (für 3 Trompeten, 2 Oboen, Pauke, Streicher und Basso Continuo) 1. Intrada - Grave 00:00 2. Allegro 02:26 3. Largo 05:00 4. Vivace 07:30 Mark Bennett (baroque trumpet, I) Michael Harrison (baroque trumpet, II) Nicholas Thompson (baroque trumpet, III) Paul Goodwin (baroque oboe, I) Lorraine Wood (baroque oboe, II) The English Concert Trevor Pinnock (conductor)


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Sean, 9, performs Reiding Violin Concerto in D major, Allegro


Sean Juhl, 9, performs Reiding Violin Concerto in D major, Allegro, at the 3rd grade recital on May 28, 2009 NYC


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Tchaikovsky : Violin Concerto in D major op.35


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A7 - Eb7 - D major 7


The Eb7 is a tritone below the A7, I'm working on tritone subs at the moment so thought I'd share the backing track I made to help me practice. It's just a basic V - I with the tritone squeezed in... --Feel free to check out my music theory blog at jrtheories.tumblr.com --


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Vivaldi - "Dixit Dominus" in D Major RV595 - Mov. 1-3/11


ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741) Psalm 109 for two sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, two oboes, two trumpets, strings and basso continuo in D major RV595 1. "Dixit Dominus" - Allegro 2. "Donec pacem inimicos tuos" - Allegro 3. "Virgam virtutis tuae" - Allegro Performed by La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy and La Maitrise Boreale Featuring Lynne Dawson, soprano James Bowman, counter-tenor John Elwes, tenor Stephen Varcoe, bariton Conducted by Jean-claude Malgoire


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Johann Strauss II - The Blue Danube Waltz


Title : Johann Strauss II , The Blue Danube Waltz Date : 1867 From Wikipedia,The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), a waltz by Johann Strauss II, composed in 1867. Originally performed 9 February 1867 at a concert of the Wiener Männergesangsverein (Vienna Men's Choral Association), it has been one of the most consistently popular pieces of music in the classical repertoire. Its initial performance was only a mild success, however, and Strauss is reputed to have said "The devil take the waltz, my only regret is for the coda -- I wish that had been a success!" The waltz originally had an accompanying song text written by Josef Weyl. Strauss adapted it into a purely orchestral version for the World's Fair in Paris that same year, and it became a great success in this form. The instrumental version is by far the most commonly performed today. An alternate text by Franz von Gernerth, Donau so blau (Danube so blue), is also used on occasion. The sentimental Viennese connotations of the piece have made it into a sort of unofficial Austrian national anthem. It is a traditional encore piece at the annual Vienna New Year's Concert. The first few bars are also the interval signal of Osterreich Rundfunk's overseas programs. It is reported by composer Norman Lloyd in his "Golden Encyclopedia of Music" that when asked by Frau Strauss for an autograph, the composer Johannes Brahms autographed Mrs. Strauss's fan <b>...</b>


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Bach, Air ("on the G string", string orchestra)


JS Bach's Air on a G-string, from his 3rd orchestral suite in D major. FAQ Q: Where can I get free sheet music for this piece? A: The score in the video can be downloaded from here: www.musanim.com And here's a piano arrangement of it www.musanim.com www.musanim.com Click here to watch it in high-quality (recommended): www.youtube.com Q: Who is performing? A: I got this recording from Royalty Free Classical Music (dot org); they sell stock performances, and give stock answers to questions; the stock answer to "who is performing this" is "The RFCM Symphony Orchestra". Q: What is the BWV number for this? A: BWV 1068 Q: What does this have to do with a g-string? A: The short answer is that many people know it by the name "Air on the G-string," so I put it in the title to help people find it. You can read more about this here: en.wikipedia.org Q: What is the real name of this piece? A: It is the second movement of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, titled "Aria" (Italian for "Air"). Q: Can you please do a video of ______? A: Please read this: www.musanim.com Q: How can I make this kind of display? A: Check out this: www.musanim.com Q: How can I turn the MAM MIDI Player display into a movie? A: See the "How to capture video" section of this page www.musanim.com and ask for advice from the people who have been doing this. .


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Erik Satie "Trois Gymnopédies"


The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist, Erik Satie. These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 time, with each sharing a common theme and structure. Collectively, the Gymnopédies are regarded as the precursors to modern ambient music - gentle yet somewhat eccentric pieces which, when composed, defied the classical tradition. For instance, the first few bars feature a disjunct chordal theme in the bass - first, a G-major 7th in the bass, and then a B-minor chord, also in the lower register. Then comes the one-note theme in D major. Although the collection of chords at first seems too complex to be harmonious, the melody soon imbues the work with a soothing atmospheric quality. Satie himself used the term "furniture music" to refer to some of his pieces, implying they could be used as mood-setting background music. However, Satie used this term to refer to only some of his later, 20th century compositions, without specific reference to the Gymnopédies as background music. From the second half of the 20th century on, the Gymnopédies were often erroneously described as part of Satie's body of furniture music, perhaps due to John Cage's interpretation of them.


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Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.1 ( Orchestra )


Title: Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.1 ( Orchestra ) From Wikipedia, The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist, Erik Satie. These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 time, with each sharing a common theme and structure. Collectively, the Gymnopédies are regarded as the precursors to modern ambient music[citation needed] - gentle yet somewhat eccentric pieces which, when composed, defied the classical tradition. For instance, the first few bars feature a disjunct chordal theme in the bass - first, a G-major 7th in the bass, and then a B-minor chord, also in the lower register. Then comes the one-note theme in D major. Although the collection of chords at first seems too complex to be harmonious, the melody soon imbues the work with a soothing atmospheric quality. Satie himself used the term "furniture music" to refer to some of his pieces, implying they could be used as mood-setting background music. However, Satie used this term to refer to only some of his later, 20th century compositions, without specific reference to the Gymnopédies as background music. From the second half of the 20th century on, the Gymnopédies were often erroneously described as part of Satie's body of furniture music, perhaps due to John Cage's interpretation of them.


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