Each 4 bar section can be repeated, omitted, returned to, etc., so that you can play confidently as long as needed, knowing that you have the flexibility to continue or stop as required, without stress, and without advance notice.

The wedding party will love and appreciate that you keep playing, keep smiling, and don't mind how long they take!

"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (or simply "Joy") is the most common English title of a piece of music derived from a chorale setting of the cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 ("Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"), composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1723. The same music on different stanzas of a chorale closes both parts of the cantata.

A transcription by the English pianist Myra Hess (1890?1965) was published in 1926 for piano solo and in 1934 for piano duet. It is often performed slowly and reverently at wedding ceremonies, as well as during Christian festive seasons like Christmas and Easter.Jesus joy of men (Jesus bleibet meine Freude, in German) is the final choir of the cantata "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" ("Heart and Mouth and Actions and Life", in a free translation), written by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig, Germany in the year 1716.

Although it is the 32nd cantata composed by Bach, of those that survived, it was given the number BWV 147 in the complete catalog of his works. Contrary to what is supposed, Johann Schop (1590-1664), and not Bach, composed the melodic line of the choir Werde munter, mein Gem�the (1641), which gave rise to the sixth and tenth movements of Cantata 147, being the tenth Jesus bleibet meine Freude. Bach gave him harmonization and an instrumental accompaniment. In this composition, the choir is superimposed on a great succession of triplets, "one of the Bachian symbols to indicate the Trinity.

This romantic arrangement of Pachelbel's Canon in D comes to you from Pam Turner, and it's perfect for an elegant wedding as part of the prelude or as another option for the bride or attendants. Great for holiday gatherings and parties too! Also included in the book 'The Elegant Pianist All-Occasion Songbook' (item number S0.435875). Connect with Pam at www.pamturnerpiano.com and join the Facebook group at https://facebook.com/groups/pamturnerpiano.

Pachelbel?s famous Canon was popular during his lifetime, but then slipped into obscurity for centuries before making a comeback in the 1970s and '80s. Since then it has frequently been used for weddings and funerals and has led to a variety of pop song adaptations. This early intermediate piano solo remix starts out with the classic slow chord progression of the original, then shifts gears to a driving rock beat that would certainly liven up a funeral. 4 pages. Performance time: approximately 2:10.

Canon in D arranged as an advanced lyrical solo by Jennifer Eklund.

Canon in D arranged for intermediate piano by Francesca Marzolino.

Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel
There are many piano arrangements of this well-known and hugely popular piece of classical music, however this arrangement is actually a transcription for solo piano, based entirely on the original handwritten manuscript. The music was written for three violins and basso continuo (cello and harpsichord accompaniment), which inevitably gives the pianist's fingers plenty of work to do (not unlike a Bach fugue in places) but the end result is very effective. Advanced pianists will have no problem adding their own personal fingering, which has been deliberately omitted for that very reason.
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Canon in D composed by Johann Pachelbel and arranged for piano solo by Marie-�ve Mainguy in 2021.
Level: early intermediate