Henry Purcell
Born: 10th September 1659, London
Died: 21st November 1695, London
Nationality: English
Henry Purcell was an English composer. Although it incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements, Purcell's was a uniquely English form of Baroque music. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest English composers; no later native-born English composer approached his fame until Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, William Walton and Benjamin Britten in the 20th century.
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Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
The Purcell Society’s major new redaction of Dido and Aeneas was first issued in 2021. The new vocal score edition from Stainer & Bell reflects the latest thinking in terms of source studies and historical musicology, is of impeccable scholarly provenance, and facilitates practical application for performers. Find out more.
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Popular Works: Purcell
- Air (30)
- An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193 (27)
- Chacony in G minor (16)
- Come ye sons of art (Ode for Queen Mary's birthday, 1694), Z 323 (29)
- Dido and Aeneas (32)
- Fairest Isle (from King Arthur) (30)
- Fantasia Upon One Note in F major, Z745 (27)
- Fantazia 12 in D minor, Z. 743 (17)
- Fantazia 4 in G minor, Z. 735 (16)
- Fantazia 6 in F major, Z. 737 (16)
- Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738 (16)
- From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370 (18)
- Hail! Bright Cecilia (Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1692), Z328 (29)
- I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain (from The Indian Queen) (28)
- I'll sail upon the dog-star (from A Fool's Preferment or The Three Dukes of Dunstable, Z571) (20)
- If music be the food of love, Z379 (19)
- In these delightful pleasant Groves (22)
- Man is for the woman made (from The Mock Marriage, Z605) (23)
- Minuet (27)
- Music for a while, Z583 (23)
- Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, 1695 (21)
- Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary: Thou knowest, Lord (16)
- Not all my torments can your pity move, Z400 (19)
- Nymphs and Shepherds, Z600 (25)
- O sing unto the Lord, Z44 (23)
- Rejoice in the Lord alway ('The Bell Anthem'), Z49 (17)
- Riggadoon, Z653 (20)
- Rondeau from Abdelazer (47)
- Rondo (23)
- Sonata for Trumpet and Strings in D major, Z850 (17)
- Sound the trumpet (from Come Ye Sons of Art, Z323) (19)
- Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335 (35)
- Suite (31)
- Suite from the Fairy Queen (16)
- Sweeter than Roses (from Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585) (21)
- Tell me, some pitying angel (The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation), Z196 (17)
- Trumpet Tune (49)
- Trumpet Voluntary (20)
- What shall I do to show how much I love her? (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627) (19)
- When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas) (55)
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