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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.
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.”.
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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.
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.
The very best music by Baroquecomposer Henry Purcell, including the choral works, viol music, operas, masques, orchestral works and solo songs.
Henry Purcell, (born c. 1659, London, Eng.—died Nov. 21, 1695, London), British composer. Little is known of his origins, but he was in the Chapel Royal choir from boyhood, and he probably studied with Pelham Humfrey (1647–74) and John Blow (1649–1708).
Henry Purcell was one of the most versatile and imaginative composers of the late 17th century. His life and work in London were closely tied to the political and social changes under the reign of three monarchs: Charles II, his brother James II, and William of Orange.
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. Generally considered among the greatest English opera composers, Purcell has been assessed with John Dunstaple and William Byrd as England's most ...
