Alternatives to Pachelbel's Canon

[labibah89]

This thread is the continuation of the old WAYLT tread. That thread had to be shut down as its 6000+ posts were causing server problems.

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Pachelbel's Canon in D major.  I'm really loving this right now but I also want to listen to something similar, do you guys have any suggestions?

[Que]

Welcome to the forum!

As to your question, I would suggest Henry Purcel's "Three parts upon a ground".

Q

[torut]

As to your question, I would suggest Henry Purcel's "Three parts upon a ground".

That's lovely. I am not the OP but thank you.

I love Forqueray's La Régente.

Antoine Forqueray (1671-1745) - La Régente
https://www.youtube.com/v/DHQFkr8K-0c

[amw]

This was the first thing that came to mind for me, actually:

https://www.youtube.com/v/hDVMI9QGans

[Marc]

Purcell again.

His Chaconne from Dioclesian.

[Jo498]

There are quite a few Purcell pieces "on a ground" as well as plenty of "Chaconnes" and "Passacaglia" movements from the 17th and early 18th century, e.g. Handel's Chaconne in G major for harpsichord. Just search youtube for these terms to get an impression.

[jochanaan]

Any number of late Renaissance and Baroque composers wrote variations on a tune called "La Folia," often using a ground, and some of them are really lovely.

[Karl Henning]

http://www.youtube.com/v/5BPhkY6xIP8

[Christo]

Ravel's 'War Requiem' for his fallen WWI friends, especially the Forlane (in memoriam lieutenant Gabriel Deluc):
https://www.youtube.com/v/M_SsEDv8X20

[Daverz]

Any number of late Renaissance and Baroque composers wrote variations on a tune called "La Folia," often using a ground, and some of them are really lovely.

You beat me to this.  Jordi Savall did two volumes of Folia variations, both highly recomended.  My favorite is Geminiani's, which is an arrangement of Corelli's.


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[Sergeant Rock]

Pachelbel's Canon in D major.  I'm really loving this right now but I also want to listen to something similar, do you guys have any suggestions?

You need this:




and, seriously, you need to hear this:

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It contains a work by Nicola Matteis called, simply  Diverse bizzarie sopra la vecchia sarabanda o pur Ciaccona. If there were any justice in the world, it would be as popular as the Canon.


Sarge

[Ken B]

Any number of late Renaissance and Baroque composers wrote variations on a tune called "La Folia," often using a ground, and some of them are really lovely.

Exactly what I was going to recommend.

[Peter Power Pop]

Pachelbel's Canon in D major.  I'm really loving this right now but I also want to listen to something similar, do you guys have any suggestions?

For something similar to Pachelbel's Canon, I can recommend a few pieces.

I'll start with:

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Concerto grosso in A major, Op. 6 No. 11 HWV329

http://www.youtube.com/v/Kb-cdihQecE

[Peter Power Pop]

Pachelbel's Canon in D major.  I'm really loving this right now but I also want to listen to something similar, do you guys have any suggestions?

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) - Entrée from Act IV of Les Boréades

http://www.youtube.com/v/cCWeAI4AYxM

[Peter Power Pop]

Pachelbel's Canon in D major.  I'm really loving this right now but I also want to listen to something similar, do you guys have any suggestions?

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) - 3rd movement (Adagio - Allegro - Adagio) from Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"

http://www.youtube.com/v/7o6gRHY9wx4

[Peter Power Pop]

Pachelbel's Canon in D major.  I'm really loving this right now but I also want to listen to something similar, do you guys have any suggestions?

François Couperin (1668-1733) - Les Barricades Mystérieuses (The Mysterious Barricades)

http://www.youtube.com/v/Hj33HliB5v0

Or if you prefer it on piano:

http://www.youtube.com/v/1lvBZhXEJXY

[Peter Power Pop]

Pachelbel's Canon in D major.  I'm really loving this right now but I also want to listen to something similar, do you guys have any suggestions?

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Choral: "Zion hört die Wächter singen" ("Zion hears the watchmen singing") from Cantata 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" ("Awake, calls the voice to us")

The Choral is at 13:32 in the video:

http://www.youtube.com/v/JCULWK4tNuc

[Peter Power Pop]

Pachelbel's Canon in D major.  I'm really loving this right now but I also want to listen to something similar, do you guys have any suggestions?

Welcome to the forum!

As to your question, I would suggest Henry Purcel's "Three parts upon a ground".

Q

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) - Fantasy upon a Ground (aka "Three parts upon a Ground") in D major/F major, Z731

http://www.youtube.com/v/66Xgt7toKHw

[Christo]

It contains a work by Nicola Matteis called, simply  Diverse bizzarie sopra la vecchia sarabanda o pur Ciaccona. If there were any justice in the world, it would be as popular as the Canon.

Sarge

Best tip so far. Terrific piece, had never heard it before! 
https://www.youtube.com/v/kKwobKWAc6k

[Jo498]

there are several collections with ostinato pieces and similar things by Savall's group (I think at least to with "La folia" and one with others), not sure if the Mateis (very nice!) is included somewhere there.

But my favorite piece on the "ciacona" must still be Monteverdi's beautiful duet "Zefiro, torna"!