Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and feel free to comment or check out my channel. A "canon" (for those who do not know) is the name for a piece of music that is based on the constant repetition of the same series of chords (in this case, it's eight chords). Slowly more music is added as the chords repeat, building and moving the piece forward. I don't know how or when Pachelbel's canon became associated with the holidays, but it has, and (since composers like to say it in song) I thought it would be a great way to send out my holiday wish for everyone in the YouTube community. In the first part of this improvisational version, I try to get the essence (loosely based) of the original and in the second half I change the rhythm a bit and add my own melody (using the same repeating chords) in the same way that I'm encouraging you in my holiday wish to add your own unique melody to the repetitive roles you play in life. My holiday blessing for all who read this: REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE YOUR GREATEST GIFT!! ...YOU... YOU ARE WONDERFUL AND UNIQUE. YOUR SMILE, YOUR LAUGHTER, YOUR GENEROSITY, YOUR TALENT, YOUR TIME. PUT ALL OF YOU IN ALL YOU DO AND YOU WILL BE YOUR GREATEST GIFT TO OTHERS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! -Duke For a traditional piano arrangement of this piece, listen to YouTube's "jonhing" who plays it wonderfully, and to "KyleLandry" who does a splendid version of George Winston's arrangement. Both gentlemen are wonderful musicians and worthy of your subscriptions.
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