Henry Purcell
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Henry Purcell was an English composer who lived from 1659 to 1695 and is considered one of the greatest figures in British music history. His works, which include operas, church music, and instrumental compositions, established a distinctive English musical style during the Baroque period and continue to be celebrated and performed today.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1659
- Died
- 1695
- Works
- 174
Top works
- Producing the prophetess, or, The history of Dioclesian
- Daidō kap ʻĪnīat
- Bonduca : Music Written to the Play of That Name
- An introduction to the skill of musick
- King Arthur, or, the British Worthy
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Henry Purcell (10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer and organist of the middle Baroque era. He was extremely prolific, having composed more than 100 songs, a tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, and wrote incidental music to a version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream called The Fairy Queen.
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- Purcell: Sacred Music — Composer
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Music · MusicBrainz
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- Person
- Country
- GB
- Active from
- 1659-09-10
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Henry Purcell (/ˈpɜːrsəl/, rare: /pərˈsɛl/; c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer and organist of the middle Baroque era. He was extremely prolific, having composed more than 100 songs, a tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, and wrote incidental music to a version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream called The Fairy Queen.
Purcell's musical style was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Purcell is generally considered to be one of the greatest English composers.
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