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Henry Purcell (/ ˈ p ɜːr s əl /, rare: / p ər ˈ s ɛ l /; [n 1] c. 10 September 1659 [n 2] – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, Dido and Aeneas; and his incidental music to a version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream called The Fairy Queen.
"Hear my prayer, O Lord", Z. 15, [1] is an eight-part choral anthem by the English composer Henry Purcell (1659–1695). [2] The anthem is a setting of the first verse of Psalm 102 [2] in the version of the Book of Common Prayer. Purcell composed it c. 1682, at the beginning of his tenure as Organist and Master of the Choristers for Westminster ...
Purcell may have first set "Thou knowest" in 1672, perhaps to complete sentences by Henry Cooke for Cooke's funeral. [5] It is a polyphonic setting. [6] Purcell's autograph is extant and kept at the British Library. [5] It is among the earliest manuscripts in his hand, showing some features of youthful writing. [5]
"Remember not, Lord, our offences", Z.50, [1] is a five-part choral anthem by the English baroque composer Henry Purcell (1659–95). The anthem is a setting of a passage from the litany compiled by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, and later included in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
This is a list of musical compositions by Henry Purcell. By Z number Pieces ... (1695) – [Movement numbers 2–7 are not authoritative, ...
King Arthur, or The British Worthy (Z. 628), is a semi-opera [1] in five acts with music by Henry Purcell and a libretto by John Dryden.It was first performed at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden, London, in late May or early June 1691.
Henry Purcell: 1659 1695 Magnificats ("My soul doth magnify the lord"): in B-flat major, Z 230/7 (before 1682) and in G minor, Z 231/1: Johann Kuhnau: 1660 1722 Magnificat in C major for SATB soloists, SSATB chorus and orchestra Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow: 1663 1712 Cantata Meine Seele erhebt den Herren Pietro Torri: c. 1665: 1737
Henry Purcell (1659–1695) Q. Roger Quilter (1877–1953) R. Simon Rackham (born 1964) Bernard Rands (born 1934) Alan Rawsthorne (1905–1971)