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Henry Purcell ( / ˈpɜːrsəl /, rare: / pərˈsɛl /; [n 1] c. 10 September 1659 [n 2] – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music. Purcell's musical style was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements.
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. Learn more about Purcell’s life and 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 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.”.
Engraved portrait of Purcell by R. White after Closterman, from Orpheus Britannicus. This is a list of musical compositions by Henry Purcell.
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 finest native composer.
Henry Purcell was one of the great British composers whose mastery of the voice was absolute. Can such an old English composer be any good? Purcell was a creative phenomenon. By the time of his early death he had achieved such distinction that he was accorded a full burial in Westminster Abbey.
Sep 7, 2015 · Henry Purcell, arguably one of the greatest English composers of all time, is most known for his opera "Dido and Aeneas." The British Isles were in turmoil in the mid-17th century, wracked by civil war, plague and a fire that devastated most of London.
Henry Purcell ( 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music. Purcell's musical style was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements.
Meet Henry Purcell, England's rugged individualist. Get to know the lives of hundreds of composers past and present, at www.classical-music.com.
