Rockelbel’s Canon (Pachelbel’s Canon in D) - 4 Cellos - The Piano Guys

If you love classical music as much as we do, check out Apple Music Classical here: You can get 1 month for free if you are new to Apple Music! ► Get our albums: ► WE’RE ON TOUR! ► TPG APPAREL: ► DOWNLOAD THIS SONG: ► GET TPG SHEET MUSIC: ► SHOP OUR AMAZON STORE! ________________________ ► Apple Music/iTunes - ► Spotify - ► Amazon - ► Google Play - ________________________ ► SUBSCRIBE: ► FACEBOOK: ► INSTAGRAM: ► TWITTER: Special thanks to Underfunded Film Productions for the green screen rental. - Story behind the song: Ask any cellist. They’ll tell you about what’s it’s like to play the cello part of Pachelbel’s Canon in D. It’s the same 8 notes over and over and over again. The good news is, it’s easy to memorize. The bad news is you don’t know when to stop. There’s a rumor floating around that says Pachelbel either died while writing it, never finishing the cello part or that he dated a cellist and it did NOT go well. This arrangement is dedicated to all the cellists that have fallen asleep while playing this at least wanted to fall asleep. Steven Sharp Nelson actually began writing this arrangement while bored at a wedding. the bitter cello-malice aside, Pachelbel’s Canon in D (written in the 1600’s) has stood the test of time -- celebrated as the most recognizable piece of classical music. We like to call it the “one-hit wonder of the 1600’s.“ It really is an amazingly catchy piece of music. It demonstrates the musical form of the “canon,“ when a melody is played and then repeated in a round by other voices. (watch how the melodies are passed from one cello to the next - right to left) ALL THE SOUNDS YOU HEAR WERE CREATED BY THE CELLO -- bowing, plucking, strumming, and beating the cello any way possible. This arrangement was written before ThePianoGuys posted our first video, “Michael Meets Mozart“ - but we hesitated to film it because of how involved the idea was. We’ve never used “extras“ before! So we put it off. And put it off. And then put if off some more. One day Al van der Beek was skimming through our thousands of messages on Facebook and happened to see one with the title “wedding“ in the subject line. A woman emailed us about an opportunity to film at a big magazine spread wedding photo shoot. It was perfect--they would have the location, flowers, actors, and even a cake. Everything we’d need. To make a long story short, we excitedly scheduled our video shoot for the same day as their photo shoot, but a few days prior to the day it fell apart. After much discussion, we determined to move forward on faith that we could still work it out. Paul Anderson marshaled all sorts of connections and called on whomever he could and by nothing short of a miracle in a matter of days the wedding was all planned -- complete with a beautiful location, stunning decor, sharp tuxedos, fancy flowers, a photogenic bride and groom, 60 energetic guests, and an iced cake! The piece at the beginning that is just ending is Steven Sharp Nelson’s 4-cello arrangement of “Thanks Be To Thee“ (att. to Handel). Download the full MP3 here: (TRACK 7 on the album “Tender Mercies“) Thanks to our many “cameos“ we’re reluctantly-proud to admit that this is the first video where you can SEE ALL FIVE PIANO GUYS! Everyone appeared as themselves, except for Jon who got a little carried away with his characters. :) A HUGE thank you goes out to our vendors that made this wedding look so amazing. Please visit their sites and use them if you’re planning a wedding! Bell Tower Forever More Events Bloomers Another huge thank you goes out to all our extras, family and friends that sacrificed an afternoon to make our little wedding look the part! And another thank you goes to Robin Saville of Bride Access who helped Steven Sharp Nelson conceptualize this video. Credits Canon in D written by Johann Pachelbel (1600’s) Arrangement written and produced by Al van der Beek & Steven Sharp Nelson Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Al van der Beek at TPG Studios Video produced by Paul Anderson Starring Steven Sharp Nelson, cellists Paul Anderson, himself Al van der Beek, himself Jon Schmidt, minister and hip old lady Shalley Sorenson, bride Zach Sorenson, groom Nicole Alfano, Wedding Coordinator #thepianoguys #pianocello