Purcell, Henry P Composers Composition

Purcell, Henry P Composers Composition

Purcell, Henry

The son of a court musician, Henry Purcell was born in London in 1659. He flourished in the English Restoration under Charles II, after Cromwell's Puritan rule was turned back. He wrote a wide variety of pieces, instrumental, ensemble, orchestral, and vocal, but can always be remembered through Dido and Aeneas as the composer of the first English opera. He died in 1695, probably of pneumonia.

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- Incidental Theatre Music for Distressed Innocence, Abdelazer, Amphitryon, Fairy Queen, and chamber music. Accademia Monteverdiana. CD information plus music samples.
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- Filmography at IMDb lists motion pictures using or based on his works.
- Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Over 80 files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.
- Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by their performing artists.
- Portrait, life and work, at Court, the Chapel Royal, his Theater Music, Odes, and chamber music for London Music Societies. Music samples.
- Texts, lyrics, and librettos from Dido and Aeneas, Indian Queen, and his Odes and Welcome Songs.
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