- Henry Purcell - Wikipedia
Henry Purcell ( ˈpɜːrsəl , rare: pərˈsɛl ; [n 1] c 10 September 1659 [n 2] – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, Dido and Aeneas; and his incidental music to a version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream called The Fairy Queen
- Henry Purcell | Biography, Songs, Music, Facts | Britannica
Henry Purcell, English composer of the middle Baroque period, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, Dido and Aeneas; and his incidental music to a version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream called The Fairy Queen
- Henry Purcell - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Purcell (born in Westminster, c 1659; died in Westminster, 21 November 1695) was an English composer Many musicians think he is the greatest English composer of all time Although he only lived until he was 36, he wrote a large amount of music
- Henry Purcell: a concise biography - BAROQUE MUSIC
Born in 1659, Henry Purcell was the finest and most original composer of his day Though he was to live a very short life (he died in 1695) he was able to enjoy and make full use of the renewed flowering of music after the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Purcell, Henry - Classical Music
Henry Purcell is one of the most important British composers, creator of some beautifully moving operas and semi-operas as well as a huge selection of songs His best known works include his opera Dido and Aeneas (1688), his semi-operas The Fairy-Queen (1692) and other music including Hail!
- Henry Purcell Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements Timeline
Henry Purcell was a 17th century English musician and composer, counted among the greatest English composers of all time A highly renowned musical figure of his era, his compositions covered a wide range of fields including the church, the stage, and the court
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"Henry Purcell, was one of the Children of the Chapel Royal, and became Organist of the same in 1682 He was also Organist of the Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which Place he resigned in 1693
- Purcell - Composers - Classic FM
Henry Purcell (1659–1695) is considered to be England's greatest composer of the Baroque era Henry Purcell was dubbed the "Orpheus Britannicus" for his ability to combine powerful English counterpoint with expressive, flexible, and dramatic word settings
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