For other composers named Pachelbel, see Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel and Charles Theodore Pachelbel. Johann Pachelbel (, German , , or Duden Aussprachewörterbuch via [LINK: http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/blog0609.htm] Wells, J. C. (2006)) (August, 1653 – March 3, 1706) was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque era. Pachelbel's work enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime; he had many pupils and his music became a model for the composers of south and central Germany. However, he did not have much influence on the most important composers of the late Baroque such as Johann