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Henry Purcell
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Henry Purcell (1659–1695) was an English composer, organist, and author. Born in Westminster, he was educated at Westminster School and studied under John Blow, Henry Cooke, Matthew Locke, and Pelham Humfrey. His musical output included operas, hymns, and odes, with notable works such as *Dido and Aeneas*, *The Fairy-Queen*, and *Hail, bright Cecilia*. He also composed *King Arthur, or, the British Worthy* and *Bonduca*.
Purcell played the pipe organ and harpsichord. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of England and had a sibling, Daniel Purcell. He died in Westminster on November 21, 1695, and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1659
- Died
- 1695
- Works
- 174
Top works
- Bonduca : Music Written to the Play of That Name
- Producing the prophetess, or, The history of Dioclesian
- Daidō kap ʻĪnīat
- An introduction to the skill of musick
- King Arthur, or, the British Worthy
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Sound · Westminster, London, England
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.
Known for
- Purcell: Sacred Music — Composer
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1659
- Active to
- 1695
Discography
- Music of Henry Purcell, Jenkins and Locke1954
- Come Ye Sons of Art1955
- Ode for St. Cecilia's Day1956
- Homage to Henry Purcell1958
- Welcome to All the Pleasures (Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1683) / Ode on the Death of Henry Purcell1959
- Dido and Aeneas1961
- Come Ye Sons of Art / The Bell Anthem / My Beloved Spake - Anthem1962
- Dido and Aeneas1964
- Music for the Chapel Royal1964
- The Masque in Dioclesian1965
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 529,948
- Total plays
- 5,001,863
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Henry Purcell (c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music, best known for his more than 100 songs, the opera "Dido and Aeneas," and his incidental music for a version of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" called "The Fairy Queen." Purcell's musical style is distinctively English, though it incorporates elements from Italian and French traditions. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest English opera composers and <a href="https://www.last.fm
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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· 2007 · cited 31,411x
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· 2019 · cited 20,469x
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· 1998 · cited 19,810x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,971x
- ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions
· 2016 · cited 15,452x
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Quotes
- “Music and Poetry have ever been acknowledged Sisters, which walking hand in hand support each other; As poetry is the harmony of words, so music is that of notes; and as poetry is a rise above prose and oratory, so is music the exaltation of poetry. Both of them may excel apart, but sure they are most excellent when they are oined, because nothing is then wanting to either of their perfections.”
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Henry Purcell, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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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