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Henry Purcell was a renowned English composer during the Baroque era, celebrated for his significant contributions to the development of English music. His compositions, which include sacred music ...
Take note when music of Henry Purcell is being performed. He thrived at the end of the 17th century and is widely regarded as the greatest English composer until the end of the 19th century.
This month via livestream, the English Concert presents a six-concert series devoted to music by Henry Purcell and George Frideric Handel. By Christopher Corwin • 10/07/20 7:00am.
Henry Purcell is known for his songs, hymns, anthems, odes, operas — in short, for his vocal music. Which is all the more reason to welcome an excellent forthcoming CD of his keyboard music. Just to ...
Music of Henry Purcell: The Freiburg Baroque Soloists play two selections from Henry Purcell's music for "Abdelazer." (Harmonia Mundi 77231) Performance Today ...
Students from the Mannes School of Music and the School of Drama presented selections from Henry Purcell’s baroque semi-opera Fairy Queen, loosely based on William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s ...
From Purcell to Jones Quincy Jones, flanked by Alan Hicks and Rashida Jones, at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2018 (Mark Blinch / Reuters) Share 69 Comments Listen ...
By Henry Purcell. Conducted by Jesse Martins. Directed by Martha Collins. Reviewed April 11, Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota. Through April 25.
Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. 409-499 Illinois. August 22, 2009. Better than: Most other activities in office-park courtyards (smoke breaks, sack lunches) Whatever way you like your opera, San ...
The King’s Counterpoint, joined by English countertenor Charles Humphries and members of The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, will present a program of music by Henry Purcell at 3 p.m. Sunday ...