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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.”.
Jun 28, 2016 · Henry Purcell (b. 1659?–d. 1695) is considered a major 17th-century composer and a luminary of English musical history. It is recognized that he consolidated English musical traditions stemming back to the middle of the 16th century and drew particularly upon Italian-style music of the 17th, reinventing and building upon them in highly ...
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 is one of the most important British composers, creator of some beautifully moving operas and semi-operas as well as a huge selection of songs. His best known works include his opera Dido and Aeneas (1688), his semi-operas The Fairy-Queen (1692) and other music including Hail!
