Viewed as a one-work composer, Pachelbel was an important figure, central in the development of keyboard and Protestant church music.
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Composition Highlights

Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337 1700 06:09 Chamber Music
Toccata, for organ in C major (II), T. 232 1706 02:23 Keyboard
Ciacona, for organ in F minor, T. 206 1706 08:26 Keyboard
Der Herr is König, darum toben die Völker, motet for double chorus, T. 351 1706 04:04 Choral
Chorale Variations on "Werde Munter, mein Gemüte" for organ, T. 86 1706 05:56 Keyboard
Fugue, for organ in D minor, T. 276 1706 02:45 Keyboard
Fantasia, for organ in G minor (Dorian), T. 255 1706 03:11 Keyboard
Ciacona, for organ in D minor (Dorian mode), T. 204 1706 05:56 Keyboard
Chorale Prelude "Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her" (I), for organ (Choräle 6), T. 6 1693 01:49 Keyboard
Hexachordum Apollinis, collection of aria & variation sets (6) for keyboard, T. 211-216 1699 17:26 Keyboard
Aria Sexta, "Sebaldina," for keyboard in F minor (Hexachordum 6), T. 216 1699 08:56 Keyboard
Chorale Prelude "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ," for organ, T. 38 1706 01:44 Keyboard
Chorale Prelude "Christ lag in Todesbanden," for organ, T. 22 1706 04:38 Keyboard
Magnificat Fugue, for organ in tone 6, No. 9, T. 173 1706 01:25 Keyboard
Magnificat Fugue, for organ in tone 6, No. 10. T. 174 1706 01:35 Keyboard
Magnificat Fugue, for organ in tone 6, No. 4, T. 168 1706 01:23 Keyboard
Chorale Prelude "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr," for organ (I), T. 14 (also attrib. Buttsett) 1706 03:16 Keyboard
Toccata and Fugue, for organ in B flat major, T. 247 1692 02:40 Keyboard
Prelude, for organ in D minor, T. 222 1706 05:47 Keyboard
Chorale Prelude "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland", for organ, T. 58 1706 03:05 Keyboard
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