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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- A New Ground in E minor, Z. T682 (1)
- A New Scotch Tune Z 655 (1)
- Air in D Minor ZT 676 (1)
- An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193 (2)
- If music be the food of love Z379A (2)
- Music for a while, Z583 (3)
- O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406 (1)
- Six-Part In Nomine in G minor, Z746 (1)
- Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335 (1)
- Strike the Viol (from Come Ye Sons of Art, Z323) (1)
- The Libertine or The Libertine Destroyed - incidental music, Z600 (1)
- Trumpet Tune (2)
- What power art thou? (from King Arthur, Z628) (1)
- When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas) (5)