Charles Theodore Pachelbel (baptized Carl Theodorus, also spelled Karl Theodor, on 24 November [O.S. 14 November] 1690;[1] buried 15 September 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,[2] and was the most famous musical figure in early Charleston, South Carolina.