About
Henry Purcell (, rare: ; c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) 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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Purcell's musical style was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Purcell is generally considered to be one of the greatest English composers.
Discography
Albums
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Music of Henry Purcell, Jenkins and Locke
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Come Ye Sons of Art
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Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
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Homage to Henry Purcell
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Welcome to All the Pleasures (Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1683) / Ode on the Death of Henry Purcell
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Dido and Aeneas
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Come Ye Sons of Art / The Bell Anthem / My Beloved Spake - Anthem
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Dido and Aeneas
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Music for the Chapel Royal
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The Masque in Dioclesian
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The Indian Queen
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Dido and Aeneas
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Ceremonial Music
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Welcome to All the Pleasures
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Anthems
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Barock
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Verse Anthems for Choir, Soloists and Strings
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Birthday Odes For Queen Mary
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Airs & Duets
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Dido & Aeneas
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Musique funèbre pour la Reine Mary
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Music for Queen Mary
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Choral Works
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Hail! Bright Cecilia
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Canon & Gigue
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Music for a While / O Solitude
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King Arthur (extraits)
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Dido and Aeneas
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Songs & Airs
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King Arthur
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
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Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound: Music for Trumpets and Organ
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Dido and Aeneas
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Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1692, "Hail! Bright Cecilia"
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King Arthur
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Purcell: Anthems for the Chapel Royal
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Sämtliche Fantasien für 3 bis 7 Violen da Gamba
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Geistliche Musik am englishen Königshof / Sacred Music at the English Court
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Coronation Music for King James II
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The Fairy Queen
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Ayres for the Theatre
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Purcell: Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626
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Dido and Aeneas
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A Baroque Festival
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Songs and Dialogues
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Te Deum & Jubilate Deo
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Royal and Ceremonial Odes
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Countertenor Duets
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Sonnatas, Volume 1
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Organ Encores
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Stradivari: Soundtrack From the Film
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Baroque Christmas Music
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Sacred Music
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Timon of Athens / Dioclesian
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Dido and Aeneas
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Te Deum & Jubilate in D / 4 Anthems
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Sonnatas, Volume 3
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Dido and Aeneas
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Odes
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Sonnatas, Volume 2
EPs
Live
Compilations
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English String Music: Britten, Holst, Purcell, Vaughan Williams...
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Didon et Enée / The Tempest (extraits)
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Purcell, Albinoni, Telemann, Handel, Tartini & Vivaldi
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« If Music Be The Food Of Love » / Songs
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Ayres & Songs from Orpheus Britannicus / Harmonia Sacra & Complete Organ Music
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English Music
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Big Purcell Box
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Hail! Bright Cecilia / Music for Queen Mary
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Funeral Sentences / Hail! Bright Caecilia
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Purcell Collection
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Albinoni: Adagio / Pachelbel: Canon / Baroque Music by Bach, Handel, Purcell, Vivaldi
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The Timeless Music of…
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X5 Free Classical Sample: Purcell 350 Years
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Edition IV: Instrumental Music
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Edition II: The Indian Queen / The Tempest / Dioclesian / Timon of Athens
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Edition I: Dido and Aeneas / King Arthur / The Fairy Queen
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Edition III: Odes, Anthems, and Ceremonial Music
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The Best of Henry Purcell
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Classic FM: Dido's Lament
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The Purcell Experience
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Alfred Deller chante Purcell
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The Complete Vanguard Recordings, Volume 2: Music of Henry Purcell
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King Arthur / Music for Queen Mary / Hail! Bright Cecilia / Timon of Athens / Dioclesian / The Indian Queen / The Tempest
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Monteverdi, Gratiani, Barringcloe, Humfrey, Purcell, Schubert, Fauré, Gounod, Handel
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Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo / Winter Words / Who are these Children / Tit for Tat / Let the Florid Music Praise / Purcell Realizations
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Dido and Aeneas / Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day
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William Primrose: The Early Recordings, Violin and Viola
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The complete secular solo songs
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Dido & Aeneas / King Arthur / Dioclesian / Timon of Athens / 3 Odes
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BBC Music, Volume 11, Number 3: Hail! Bright Cecilia
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The Complete Sacred Music of Henry Purcell
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The Fairy Queen / Dido & Aeneas
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Sweeter than Roses
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The Tempest
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Complete Organ Works / Voluntaries
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The Glorious Sound of Brass
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Cathy Berberian chante Walton / Monteverdi / Debussy / Stravinski / Cage / Gershwin / Purcell
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Chaconne
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Ode for St. Cecilia's Day • Te Deum
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The Art of the Baroque Trumpet, Volume 1
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Baroque, Volume 8: Theatre Music
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Essential Purcell
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The Glory of Henry Purcell
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Baroque, Volume 12: Purcell: Music for Queen Mary / King Arthur / Didon & Enée / Ode à Sainte Cécile
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Pachelbel Canon and Other Baroque Favorites
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Airs and Instrumental Music
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Virtuoso Trumpet
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The World of Henry Purcell
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A Purcell Companion
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Dido and Aeneas / The Fairy Queen / Te Deum & Jubilate (excerpts)
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Meditation, Volume 4
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"Sweeter Than Roses" (Purcell Songs)
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The Original Sound
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Kathleen Ferrier, vol. 6
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Trumpet Voluntary
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Te Deum & Jubilate / Funeral Music / Anthems
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Le Quattro Stagioni
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Extraits/Excerpts: Grands Compositeurs Baroques/Great Baroque Masters
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Chamber Music
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Baroque Highlights
Links
Social
Concerts
Named after artist
Parent
Teacher
Also known as
H. Persels · Henri Purcell · Purcell · Purcell*H.
Tags
- british
- composer
- english
- british composer
- uk
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ddea5540-2c7d-4266-8507-b367c2635d35
- ISNI
- 0000000121188274
- IPI
- 00025071418
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.