Henry Purcell

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

This article is about the 17th-century composer. For the New York judge, see Henry Purcell (judge). For other uses of Purcell, see Purcell (disambiguation).

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

Purcell's musical style was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest English opera composers, Purcell is often linked with John Dunstaple and William Byrd as England's most important early music composers. No later native-born English composer approached his fame until Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, William Walton and Benjamin Britten in the 20th century.

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