# About the numbering of the famous work Canon in D major
**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/about-the-numbering-of-the-famous-work-canon-in-d-major/724406
**Category:** Classical
**Tags:** classical, work
**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/about-the-numbering-of-the-famous-work-canon-in-d-major/724406 "2024-11-14T15:50:01Z")
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### Author:  [@7sDream](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/7sDream)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/about-the-numbering-of-the-famous-work-canon-in-d-major/724406/1 "2024-11-14T15:50:01Z")
I am not familiar with classical music, but today I accidentally discovered that the famous work _Pachelbel’s Canon_ is titled on MB as [Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377](https://musicbrainz.org/work/70ed831c-716e-3ba2-b997-527ea6ec1ca3).
I became interested in the numbering system here and did some searches, but I couldn’t figure out where the 377 comes from.
First, I found that according to [IMSLP](https://imslp.org/wiki/Canon_and_Gigue_in_D_major,_P.37_(Pachelbel,_Johann)), it’s numbering should be T. 337.
At this point, I still don’t understand what the ‘T’ represents, so I suspect that this inconsistency might be due to two numbering systems both using the ‘T’ prefix.
Then, I checked the [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Johann_Pachelbel), which states:
> Approximately 530 compositions have been attributed to Johann Pachelbel. As of 2009, no standard numbering system exists for Pachelbel’s work. This article presents a thematically organized list and provides catalogue numbers from three different catalogues:
>
> - **P** = catalogue by Jean M. Perreault, 2001
> - **T** = catalogue by Hideo Tsukamoto, 2002
> - **PC** = catalogue by Kathryn J. Welter, 1998
It seems that there is only one commonly used ‘T’ prefix for Pachelbel’s work, and then I checked the numbering on this page:
It is also 337, consistent with IMSLP.
To ensure there is no misrepresentation, I also checked Hideo Tsukamoto’s [original page](https://web.archive.org/web/20131121110929/http://pachelbel.net/works/w_str.html):
This confirms that if ‘T’ represents Tsukamoto’s numbering, then it should be 337.
But when searching with `Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377` in google, I can find many tracks on Apple Music, Spotify, and Youtube Music that use this numbering in the title. This seems to indicate that the numbering has not been written incorrectly.
So, as an ordinary person who doesn’t know classical music, I would like to ask if 377 is a typo for 337? If not, which numbering system is it using? Thank you all.
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### Author:  [@davitof](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/davitof)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/about-the-numbering-of-the-famous-work-canon-in-d-major/724406/2 "2024-11-14T17:05:50Z")
FWIW, I don’t know anything about Pachelbel’s catalogs, but I searched scores with T. 377, and I found 2 with T. 337:
- [Free sheet music T. 337, (Pachelbel, Johann) Canon and Gigue in D](https://www.free-scores.com/free-sheet-music.php?partition_centrale=1&compositeur=johann-pachelbel)
- [Canon in F, P. 37, T. 337 (Orchestra) Sheet music for Organ, Oboe, Bassoon, French horn & more instruments (Mixed Ensemble) | Musescore.com](https://musescore.com/user/31610759/scores/9054452)
and none with T. 377.
I also searched albums covers, but I couldn’t find any with a catalog number.
So my bet would be that there is indeed a widespread typo and that the correct catalog number is 337
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### Author:  [@reosarevok](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/reosarevok)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/about-the-numbering-of-the-famous-work-canon-in-d-major/724406/3 "2024-11-15T09:04:00Z")
377 is a different work entirely, as well, as per [Outline of PachVW](https://web.archive.org/web/20130803190326/http://pachelbel.net/works/w_outline.html) - I’m entering edits changing to 337. Thanks for catching this!