The third movement of George Rochberg's sixth Concord String Quartet features a series of variations on this piece.
The third movement of George Rochberg's sixth Concord String Quartet features a series of variations on this piece. A four measure descending ground bass harmony consisting of eight half notes opens the piece and repeats throughout, while the first violin section enters with an F sharp, begins a slow descending major scale down to A, then ascends back to D as the second violin enters with the same melody; four measures later the third violin section continues this pattern. Originally paired with a gigue that has enjoyed little of its immense popularity, this is, FTP, what repetitive Baroque piece that made a one-hit wonder out of Johann Pachelbel?
The third movement of George Rochberg's sixth Concord String Quartet features a series of variations on this piece.
{Canon} in D (accept “Canon and Gigue in D”)