Henry Purcell
1659–1695
English Baroque composer of Dido and Aeneas.
Henry Purcell (1659–1695) was a composer, born and died in Westminster.
- Known as
- Composer
- Category
- Entertainers
- Born
- 1659, Westminster
- Died
- 1695, Westminster
Baroque Period
- Antonio Vivaldi 1678–1741, composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750, composer
- George Frideric Handel 1685–1759, composer
Alive at the same time as Henry Purcell
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Portrait: anonymous, Public domain.
