Pachelbel's celebrated "Canon in D," performed by Voices of Music, accompanied by scrolling graphical and symbolic scores.FAQQ: Where can I get the sheet music for this piece?A: The score that's shown in the video can be downloaded herehttp://www.musanim.com/pdf/PachelbelCanon_score.pdfand parts that you can perform from are here:http://www.musanim.com/pdf/PachelbelCanon_parts.pdfand here's an arrangement for flute quartet (ZIP file with score and parts)http://www.musanim.com/pdf/CanonArrFluteQuartet.zipQ: Who is playing this music?A: The group is called Voices of Music; the performers in this piece areKatherine Kyme, Carla Moore and Cynthia Miller Freivogel, baroque violin,Tanya Tomkins, baroque violoncello,Hanneke van Proosdij, baroque organ, andDavid Tayler, theorboQ: It says "in D" but it sounds like it's in C-sharp to me.A: That's true; this performance is at what referred to as "old pitch," a pitch level that was more common when the piece was written.Q: These performers are wonderful; where I can hear more?A: Voices of Music record on the Magnatune label:http://magnatune.com/artists/voicesofmusicQ: Where can I get the mp3 of this?A: This recording will be available at Magnatune pretty soon.Q: Why does the title say "1 of 3"?A: I'm planning to do three versions of this piece. The second version shows Voices of Music performing; it's here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gjQJuQN6hs(and a second version of it with thinner note bars is here):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cweUyEDwd3oThe third version will show more about how the canon works.Q: The bar-graph score and the conventional notation don't match; why is that?A: The notation is similar to what the performers looked at when they were playing, but the bar-graph score is a little closer to what they actually did. To make the bar-graph score, I started with the original score, then listened to the performance and made various adjustments. Mostly, I added the trills and made notes shorter; I also transcribed some of the notes of the organ and theorbo (which were improvised during the performance and not written down anywhere). Then, I adjusted the timing of this modified score so that the beats matched the beats in the recording; this worked pretty well except at the very end, where the tempo changed a lot within a single beat.Q: What is a "canon"?A: As usual, Wikipedia has some good articles about this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_%28music%29http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachelbel%27s_Canonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_PachelbelQ: Is there a way I could make the bar-graph scores myself?A: The Music Animation Machine MIDI file player will generate this display; you can get the (Windows) software here:http://www.musanim.com/player/There are lots of places on the web where you can get MIDI files; I usually go to the Classical Archives site first:http://www.classicalarchives.com/If you want to upload your videos to YouTube, you might want to read this:http://www.musanim.com/youtube/HowToMakeMamVideos.htmlQ: Could you please do a MAM video of _________?A: First, check my "to do" list (and the related "to don't" list):http://www.musanim.com/all/MAMToDoList.html ...If the piece isn't listed, read the "Could you please do a MAM video of _________?" item on my main FAQ:http://www.musanim.com/mam/mamfaq.html#copyright ...and if you think I'd consider doing it, email me (stephen at musanim dot com).Q: Why do the scores move at different speeds?A: The bar-graph score is graphical, and in it, time translates exactly into horizontal position; conventional notation is symbolic, typically with one symbol per note, regardless of whether it's a long or a short note, and the symbols are more or less evenly spaced (for legibility); so, when the notes are faster, the notation needs to move faster to keep up..