Henry Purcell (/ ˈpɜːrsəl /, rare: / pərˈsɛl /; [n 1] c. 10 September 1659 [n 2] – 21 November 1695) was an English composer and organist of the middle Baroque era.

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Nov 17, 2025 · 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 …

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After the death of his mentor, Matthew Locke, in 1677, Purcell was appointed Composer in Ordinary for the Violins at the Chapel Royal. In 1679, he was named organist at the Abbey. Purcell spent much of …

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 …

Mar 11, 2025 · 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 …

Henry Purcell, (September 10, 1659 – November 21, 1695), a masterful Baroque composer, is generally considered to be one of England 's greatest composers. Indeed, he has often been called England's …

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