HENRY PURCELL

Henry Purcell was an English composer of the Baroque period, known for theatre music, sacred works, songs, and instrumental pieces. His major works include Dido and Aeneas, The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, and Abdelazer. MusicTales follows the later life of Abdelazer through Britten’s arrangement.

5 articles related to HENRY PURCELL:

Composer

Music for a While: Purcell's entrancing appeasement of Alecto

Music for a While is one of the best-known tunes written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell. First published...
ORCHESTRA

Dido's Lament: sadness and simplicity of Purcell's best-known song

When I Am Laid In Earth or Dido's Lament is probably one of the saddest songs of the Baroque era, written by the English...
ORCHESTRA

Abdelazer: Purcell's suite for the failed play gained popularity thanks to Britten's arrangement for children

Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge, is a 1676 play by Aphra Behn who is considered to be one of the first known English...
VIOL

Exceptional sensibility of consort music from the traveling maestro of the Stuart era

John Jenkins (1592–1678), lutenist and string player, was the most eminent composer of the Stuart and Commonwealth eras...
TRUMPET

Nameless trumpet sonata credited to Purcell after years of debate

Henry Purcell, the most prominent English figure of the Baroque era, covered a wide field of genres, producing music for...