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Pachelbel

American  
[pah-kuhl-bel, pahkh-uhl-bel] / ˈpɑ kəlˌbɛl, ˈpɑx əlˌbɛl /

noun

  1. Johann 1653–1706, German organist and composer.


Pachelbel British  
/ ˈpɑkəlbɛl /

noun

  1. Johann (ˈjohan). 1653–1706, German organist and composer, noted esp for his popular Canon in D Major

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In contrast, those who listened to Pachelbel and Vivaldi relaxed much more quickly, and so their blood pressure dropped back to the normal level in far less time.

From Time ● Mar. 10, 2014

A performance of works by Corelli, Mozart, Albinoni, Pachelbel and Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus," the audience will be invited to sing along with Christmas carols and a variety of sacred and secular songs.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2009

On any given day this summer, nine classically trained African American musicians will appear at a Metro station and play from a repertoire so broad it includes Johann Pachelbel and John Legend.

From Washington Post

Geller is a dispenser of the sound of angels singing, the voice of Bach, Beethoven, Pachelbel.

From Time Magazine Archive

At least, I have met with only a single example by another composer that may perhaps be older—namely, Pachelbel of Nürnberg's Toccata, as he called it.

From Johann Sebastian Bach by Johann Nikolaus Forkel

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