Johann Pachelbel Edit

(1653-1706, Deutschland)  Composer

( fr ) Johann Pachelbel (baptized September 1, 1653 ? March 3, 1706) was an acclaimed German Baroque composer, organist and teacher who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque.