Baroque · English

Henry Purcell

1659 to 1695

English Baroque

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Portrait of Henry Purcell
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Born in Westminster and organist of Westminster Abbey, Purcell wrote Dido and Aeneas and a large body of theatre music and odes. His deeply English style absorbs Italian and French elements, as his few organ voluntaries show.

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Organ loftsChapel Royal, Westminster Abbey

The repertoire

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3 works, all available to listen to.

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This classification reflects the place of these repertoires within the artistic and educational orientations of the project. It does not constitute a technical indication regarding the design of the instrument.

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