- 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
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- Henry Purcell Biography, Facts, Videos, and Works - Classical Clips
Henry Purcell was a noteworthy English composer of the Baroque era Known for his exquisite operas, semi-operas, songs, and his substantial contributions to sacred music, Purcell’s compositions have resonated across centuries, earning him the moniker, the “Orpheus Britannicus ”
- Henry Purcell - The Kennedy Center
In 1679, he was named organist at the Abbey Purcell spent much of his talent in writing operas and incidental stage music Most of Purcell’s theatre music was written during the last five years of his life and he supplied music for more than forty plays
- 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
- 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
- Henry Purcell: A Guide to Resources at the Library of Congress
Henry Purcell, also known as the English Orpheus, was one of the most prolific and celebrated composers of the Baroque period He composed in every genre of his age from odes and anthems to theater music to catches and drinking songs
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