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Set of Parts Orchestra (Score & Parts) - intermediate SKU: HL.49001696 Set of Parts Soloistically Augmenting. Composed by Johann Pachelbel. Edited by Helmut W. May. Arranged by Helmut May. Sheet music. Concertino (Chamber Orchestra). Classical. Set of solo parts. 16 pages. Duration 3'. Schott Music #CON111-71. Published by Schott Music (HL.49001696). ISBN 9790001023221. UPC: 073999909166. 9.0x12.0x0.11 inches.With this work, Pachelbel, who was born in Nuremberg, created one of the most popular orchestral pieces of the baroque period. In the canon two of the strictest contrapuntal forms are combined: The three violin parts form an extensive canon with entries of two bars distance. To this, a ground bass (basso ostinato) has been added repeating its two-bar tone formula 28 times. The technical mastery of the piece can be ad-mired just as much as its effect lies in the melodic and sensuous power of its string tones. The modest technical demands on the musicians are diametrically opposed to the compositional -level: They do not go beyond the third position. Special Import titles are specialty titles that are not generally offered for sale by US based retailers. These items must be obtained from our overseas suppliers. When you order a special import title, it will be shipped from our overseas warehouse. The shipment time will be slower than items shipped directly from our US warehouse and may be subject to delays.