Charles Theodore Pachelbel (November 24, 1690 – buried September 15, 1750) was a German composer, organist and harpsichordist of the late Baroque era. He was the son of the more famous Johann Pachelbel, composer of the popular Canon in D. He was one of the first European composers to take up residence in the American colonies, and was the most famous musical figure in early Charleston, South Carolina. November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to... This article or section should be merged with Pipe organ The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is a type of keyboard musical instrument, distinctive because the sound is not produced by a percussion action, as on a piano or celesta, or by... A harpsichord is the general term for a family of European keyboard instruments, including the large instrument nowadays called a harpsichord, but also the smaller virginals, the muselar virginals and the spinet. ... Baroque music is Western classical music from the Baroque era, after the Renaissance music era and before the Classical music era proper. ... Johann Pachelbel (päkhəlbĕl) (August 1653 – March 3, 1706) was a German baroque composer and organist, best remembered for his Canon in D. Pachelbel was organist at Erfurt, in the Thuringian region of Germany. ... Pachelbels canon (formally the Canon in D-major; full German title: Kanon und Gigue in D-Dur für drei Violinen und Basso Continuo) is the most famous piece of music by Johann Pachelbel. ... Betsy Ross purportedly sewed the first American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies. ... Charleston is an American city located in Charleston County, South Carolina. ...

He was born in Stuttgart, where he most likely received his early musical education from his father. Details of his life are sketchy prior to his arrival in New England. In 1734 he moved to Boston, and shortly afterwards to Newport, Rhode Island, where he was hired as an organist; while there he assembled the instrument donated to Trinity Church by George Berkeley, the famous philosopher. In 1736 he moved to Charleston, South Carolina, where he remained for the rest of his life, serving as an organist, harpsichordist and composer. The young Peter Pelham studied with him both in Boston and in Charleston; some of Pachelbel's compositions survive in Pelham's part-books. Stuttgart is a city located in southern Germany, it is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg, and has a population of approximately 600,000 as of June 2004. ... Modern New England, the six northeastern-most states of the United States, indicated by red The New England region of the United States is located in the northeastern corner of the country. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ... Bishop George Berkeley George Berkeley (bark-lee) (March 12, 1685 – January 14, 1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an influential Irish philosopher whose primary philosophical achievement is the advancement of what has come to be called subjective idealism, summed up in his dictum, Esse est percipi (To be is... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ...

Only a handful of works by Charles Pachelbel survive; the most famous is an aria God of sleep, for whom I languish.

References and further reading

• H. Joseph Butler: "Charles Theodore Pachelbel", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed March 2, 2005), (subscription access) (http://www.grovemusic.com)
• G.W. Williams: "Early Organists at St Philip's, Charleston", South Carolina Historical Magazine, liv (1953), 83–87