Henry Purcell (/ˈpɜːrsəl/, rare: /pərˈsɛl/; c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music. Purcell's musical style...
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Edward Henry Purcell (died 1765), organist, was the son of Edward Purcell and grandson of the English Baroque master, Henry Purcell. He was a chorister...
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This is a list of musical compositions by Henry Purcell. Pieces listed according to the Zimmerman catalogue. Z 1, Verse Anthem, "Awake, put on thy strength"...
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Dido and Aeneas (redirect from Dido and Aeneas (Purcell))
a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first...
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Baron of Loughmoe (redirect from James Purcell of Loughmoe)
successor of Sir Hugh Purcell was Dyno Purcell, who in about 1120, received a grant of the manor of Catteshull, Surrey, from King Henry I. Catteshull is a...
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Henry Purcell (1659–1695) was an English composer. Purcell may also refer to: Purcell, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Johnson Township, Knox...
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Dido's Lament (category Compositions by Henry Purcell)
laid in earth") is the closing aria from the opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell to a libretto by Nahum Tate. It is included in many classical music...
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Bonduca, or the British Heroine was set to music by the English composer Henry Purcell in 1695. One of the choruses, "Britons, Strike Home!", became a popular...
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Europe: Heinrich Schütz in Germany, Jean-Baptiste Lully in France, and Henry Purcell in England all helped to establish their national traditions in the...
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(song), an aria from the opera Dido and Aeneas, by Henry Purcell; see List of compositions by Henry Purcell Search for "wayward sister" or "wayward sisters"...
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Charles Henry Purcell (27 January 1883 – 7 September 1951) was one of the most distinguished civil engineers in the United States during the 20th century...
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secrets of our hearts", Z. 58, designates two choral settings composed by Henry Purcell. The text is one of the Anglican funeral sentences from the Book of...
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Notes inégales (section Henry Purcell)
Restoration England, in the French modelled, Lullist influenced works of Henry Purcell, William Croft, Jeremiah Clarke and their contemporaries, the short–long...
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Funeral Sentences and Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary (redirect from Funeral sentences (Purcell))
The English composer Henry Purcell wrote funeral music that includes his Funeral Sentences and the later Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860....
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Henry Purcell (1844 – January 21, 1931) was a justice of the New York Supreme Court. "Henry Purcell, Ex-Justice, Dead. Noted Up-State Lawyer Succumbs...
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Daniel Purcell (c. 1664 – buried 26 November 1717) was an English Baroque composer, the younger brother or cousin of Henry Purcell. Like Henry Purcell before...
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The Fairy-Queen (category Operas by Henry Purcell)
The Fairy-Queen (1692; Purcell catalogue number Z.629) is a semi-opera by Henry Purcell; a "Restoration spectacular". The libretto is an anonymous adaptation...
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Rules Quincy Watson Collateral Max Ray Ray Charles 2005 Stealth Lt. Henry Purcell Jarhead Staff Sgt. Sykes 2006 Miami Vice Ricardo Tubbs Dreamgirls Curtis...
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in late 1668, his pupils included William Croft, Jeremiah Clarke and Henry Purcell. In 1685 he was named a private musician to James II. His only stage...
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Jindabyne (2006). In 2014, Purcell wrote and starred in the play, The Drover's Wife, based on the original story by Henry Lawson. In 2019, she went on...
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Woman in Black – Arthur Kipps (2004, 4 episodes, BBC Radio 5) Henry's Girls – Henry Purcell (2007, Afternoon Play, BBC Radio 4) The Fiery World – William...
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Scarlatti, Alessandro Stradella, Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Pachelbel, Henry Purcell, Georg Philipp Telemann, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Philippe Rameau,...
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lutenists. Some of the earliest art songs are found in the music of Henry Purcell. The tradition of the romance, a love song with a flowing accompaniment...
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Soundtrack Academy nominations. "A Postcard To Henry Purcell" is based on a theme from Henry Purcell's incidental music for Abdelazar, that was also used...
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1655 – Caspar Bartholin the Younger, Danish anatomist (d. 1738) 1659 – Henry Purcell, English organist and composer (d. 1695) 1714 – Niccolò Jommelli, Italian...
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English-language opera. Blow's immediate successor was the better known Henry Purcell. Despite the success of his masterwork Dido and Aeneas (1689), in which...
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Lucy Speed and Robert Stephens. It depicts the life of the composer Henry Purcell, seen through the eyes of a playwright in the 1960s who is trying to...
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King Arthur (opera) (redirect from King Arthur (Purcell))
British Worthy (Z. 628), is a semi-opera in five acts with music by Henry Purcell and a libretto by John Dryden. It was first performed at the Queen's...
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century and early 18th century by composers in other nations such as Henry Purcell in England and Johann Sebastian Bach in Germany. While J.S. Bach's rondos...
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composer Henry Purcell (1659–1695). The anthem is a setting of the first verse of Psalm 102 in the version of the Book of Common Prayer. Purcell composed...
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