Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell was an English composer and organist of the middle Baroque era. He was extremely prolific, his compositions including more than 100 songs, the tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, and incidental music to a version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream called The Fairy Queen.

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Who was born first?

• Henry Purcell and Domenico Gabrielli were born the same year
• Henry Purcell was born 1 year before Alessandro Scarlatti
• Henry Purcell was born 1 year after Giuseppe Torelli
• Henry Purcell was born 1 year before Johann Joseph Fux
• Henry Purcell was born 1 year before André Campra

Timeline

1. Giuseppe TorelliApril 22, 1658 – February 8, 1709
2. Domenico GabrielliOctober 19, 1659 – July 10, 1690
3. Henry Purcell (this page)September 10, 1659 – November 21, 1695
4. Alessandro ScarlattiMay 2, 1660 – October 22, 1725
5. André CampraDecember 4, 1660 – June 29, 1744
6. Johann Joseph Fux1660 – February 13, 1741

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