Little Music Note

April 25th, 2009 by Reb

Pachelbel’s Canon, also known as Canon in D major. One of the most popular tones being played and borrowed throughout history. The word Canon, meant for repeated chords with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration. Basically, just a melody being repeated with variations to each repetition. Try singing “Row row row your boat” with 2 people or more to create a rondo. You’ve got yourself a canon of some sort.

Pachelbel wrote this chamber music for three violins and basso continuo in 1680, during the Baroque period. Many people recognize this period of time in music history with one famous composer, Bach. Since the discovery of Pachelbel’s arrangement of Canon in D around 1920’s, thousands of varieties arose from this familiar tone. I remember the first time I got my hands on playing this piece, back when I was 12. It was like my dream song. Read the rest of this entry »

April 20th, 2009 by Reb

Thanks to a very special person, I’ve got my own music blog. =)

I’ve been thinking about a question that’s been raises over and over again recently, “What is Music, and Who gets to call it music”? People who have heard of John Cage probably know what I’m talking ab0ut. The first time I “heard” his 4′33 was from “Beethoven’s Virus”. Now how would I describe that experience; from to the story’s point of view, it was brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. That’s how I remembered his name, and his work.
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