Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell
Portrait by John Closterman, c. 1695
Bornc. 10 September 1659
Westminster, London, England
Died21 November 1695 (aged 36)
Marsham Street, London, England
EducationWestminster School
WorksList of compositions
Children6, including Edward
RelativesEdward Henry Purcell (grandson)

Henry Purcell (/ˈpɜːrsəl/, rare: /pərˈsɛl/;[n 1] c. 10 September 1659[n 2] – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music.

Purcell's musical style was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest English opera composers,[4] Purcell has been assessed with John Dunstaple and William Byrd as England's most important early music composer.[5]

  1. ^ On pronouncing Purcell by David Crystal
  2. ^ Linguism, Graham Pointon -. (13 May 2009). "Henry Purcell – Linguism". Linguism – Language in a Word.
  3. ^ Wells, J. C., Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow, Essex: Longman. ISBN 0-582-36467-1
  4. ^ Holman & Thompson 2001.
  5. ^ Nagley & Milsom 2011, § para. 3.


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