This new 4-disc boxed set from L’Archicembalo includes 51 concertos and sinfonias for strings and basso continuo, everything that has come down to us in those categories.

But to some, Canon in D would resonate even more for weddings because trumpets were “more tada-ish,” Ms. Sisman said, while the Pachelbel, on strings, had a more intimate-sounding aesthetic.