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Johann Pachelbel
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Pachelbel, Johann 

Baptized Sept. 1, 1653, in Nuremberg; died there Mar. 3, 1706. German composer and organist.

Pachelbel headed the Middle German school of organists and was one of the predecessors of J. S. Bach. He worked in Vienna, Eisenach, Erfurt, Stuttgart, Gotha, and Nuremberg. His composing was closely linked to his performing; of major importance were his works for organ and clavier. He also composed church cantatas and other works.

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Livanova, T. N. Istoriia zapadnoewopeiskoi muzyki do 1789 g. Moscow-Leningrad, 1940. Pages 310–11, 319–20.


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