This piece's most famous recording was made by Jean-François Paillard.
This piece's most famous recording was made by Jean-François Paillard. The cello typically replaces the continuo in the bass for modern performances in this piece, which is technically a chaconne or passacaglia and is paired with a gigue in its original form. This piece was gradually re-popularized by film scores in the 1970s and 80s, most famously in (*) Ordinary People. This piece repeats its eight-note ground bass theme twenty-eight times, over which three violins play the melody in the key of D major. For 10 points, name this most famous composition by Johann Pachelbel.
This piece's most famous recording was made by Jean-François Paillard.
Canon in D major [key not required after it is read; accept Pachelbel’s Canon] &lt;WA Music&gt;