Charles Theodore Pachelbel

Charles Theodore Pachelbel (November 24, 1690 – buried September 15, 1750) was a German composer, organist and harpsichordist of the late Baroque era. He was the son of the more famous Johann Pachelbel, composer of the popular Canon in D. He was one of the first European composers to take up residence in the American colonies, and was the most famous musical figure in early Charleston, South Carolina.

References and further reading

• H. Joseph Butler: "Charles Theodore Pachelbel", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed March 2, 2005), (subscription access)
• G.W. Williams: "Early Organists at St Philip's, Charleston", South Carolina Historical Magazine, liv (1953), 83–87