Pachelbel's Canon in D Major (String Quartet)

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Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major, composed by the German Baroque composer, Johann Pachelbel, is one of the most famous pieces of classical music of all time.

A “canon” is a piece of music in which two or more voices, or instrumental parts, sing or play the same music starting at different times. A “round” is a type of canon, wherein each voice, when it finishes, can start at the beginning again so that the piece can go “round and round”, in other words—it basically repeats itself over and over again.

This just shows that repeating something can actually turn out into something more beautiful and compelling. However, it’s the other way around when it comes to history.

There are a lot of significant things and events that have been part of history, most of which are unfortunate and disastrous. These include the wars, battles, calamities and such. These are all part of history. Something from the past doesn’t mean it stays in the past. Something that just happened only proves that it can happen and will happen—unless we learn from it. George Santayana once said, “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” This means that if we cannot look back and learn from the mistakes of the past, we are condemned to repeat these mistakes.

This is why learning history is very essential. It’s not just merely concerning about the past but also concerning about the future. Let’s not make history a canon.

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A creative output submitted to Sir Michael Bernal
Kas 2 THR 1 AY'16-'17