The Jazzy Canon

When talking about classical music someone hears the word 'canon', the first thing it's usually associated with is the work by Johann Pachelbel. Although the word itself signifies a whole type of a music piece consisting of three parts, "Canon in D" will forever be tied with the music of the great German composer. Interesting that despite being composer's only 'canon', this work has become so popular.
Even the fact that the score lay forgotten for the good couple of centuries before it was published in the 20th century, and despite the fact that even after publishing it was not noted at once – now you may hear it sound at weddings and as part of any famous compilation of classical music.

Originally Pachelbel's Canon was written for three violins and basso continuo; it was as well accompanied by a gigue, but it's usually skipped in the name of the score. It often takes time before the uniqueness and the greatness of a certain piece of art becomes duly valued, and when it happens there are always a number of zealous 'authors' who would like to steal the fame. The pupils and scholars of Johann Pachelbel didn’t let it happen and greatly contributed in the popularization of the piece, including it in their research on classical music. The piece became popular with arrangers and thus many versions of Canon appeared, and, to be more precise, keep appearing up to now. Michael Silverman, specializing on the blend of classical, jazz and world music, has presented his arrangement of Canon in D too.
It was pretty rewarding – due to the original style of the musician, the arrangement has turned into another masterpiece and enjoys hundreds of views and downloads every day.