Interesting Piano Arrangements of Pachelbel’s Canon

Interesting Piano Arrangements of Pachelbel’s Canon

You’ve probably played and heard Pachelbel’s Canon a few times by now. It’s a great piece of music, but maybe it’s starting to get old?

If you’re looking for a new take on Pachelbel’s Canon in D, check out these eight interesting piano arrangements.

And, if you can’t get enough of that iconic chord progression, keep reading for eight more piano arrangements of well-known songs that are based on that same chord progression!

“A Thousand Years (Wedding Version) featuring Pachelbel’s Canon” by Christina Perri, Arr. Paul Hankinson

“Variations on A Theme from Pachelbel’s Canon” by David Lanz

“Canon Fantasy” by Lee Galloway

“The Rose/Pachelbel Canon Variations” by Aldy Santos

“An Improvisation on the Canon in D” by Robin Spielberg

“Variations on the Kanon by Pachelbel” by George Winston

“Pachelbel’s Canon” Arr. Jennifer Eklund

“Joy To The World/Pachelbel’s Canon” by Christine Brown

Check out Paul Hankinson’s performance of “A Thousand Years (Wedding Version) featuring Pachelbel’s Canon”:

Songs based on Pachelbel’s Canon:

Listen to KimBo’s rendition of “Memories” now:


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This post was written by Megan, piano teacher and author of Pianissimo: A Very Piano Blog. Visit her website for more piano related blogs for teachers, parents, students, and all things piano.