RE: [Worship] pachebel's canon

["Perry L. Stepp" <plstepp@flash.net>]

> From: owner-worship@praise.net [mailto:owner-worship@praise.net]On
> Behalf Of Beth Shearer

> For all of your music theory/history buffs. . . if my memory
> serves me - Pachebel's canon was actually a teaching tool for the
> circle of fifths. Mr. P composed it as a tool to teach his
> students that you can modulate from any key to any key by working
> through the circle of fifths.

And if you want to hear what a contemporary instrumental band (secular) can
do with Pachelbel's canon, listen to what Blues Traveler does on "Hook."
They used the chord progression for the verses, and the bridge (the "rap"
section) even uses Pachelbel's melody.

PLStepp

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