帕赫贝尔（Johann Pachelbel）的《D大调卡农》（Canon in D Major）是卡农作品中的代表作。在大提琴8个四分音符的固定低音下（乐曲以4/4为拍子，即合共2小节），三部小提琴同样以相距2小节的间距先后加入。小提琴的旋律，既能成为主要旋律，亦可作为和声伴奏，更能成为两部或三部的旋律叠奏。由于受到大提琴的固定低音所限制，和声只能在有限的范围中进行，但整体的旋律却不会让人觉得单调，反而每每感觉到变化中的惊喜。
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