Henry Purcell

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Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell (September 10, 1659, LondonNovember 21, 1695, London) was the greatest English composer of his time. He was a choirboy, then organist at the Chapel Royal. He wrote a very large amount of music in his short life: anthems for church services, music for theatres, chamber music including some very beautiful fantasies for viols. He composed the first English opera: Dido and Aeneas.

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Purcell is buried in Westminster Abbey.

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