Henry Purcell
Composer
1659 – 1695
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Who was Henry Purcell?
Henry Purcell, was an English composer. Although incorporating Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, Purcell's legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest English composers; no other native-born English composer approached his fame until Edward Elgar.
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- Born
- Sep 10, 1659
Westminster - Also known as
- Purcell*H.
- Henri Purcell
- Henry Purcell - Martin Souter
- Purcell
- Purcell, Henry
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Westminster School
- Died
- Nov 21, 1695
Westminster - Resting place
- Westminster Abbey
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on July 23, 2013
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