Henry Purcell (/ˈpɜːrsəl/, rare: /pərˈsɛl/[n 1] c. 10 September 1659[n 2] – 21 November 1695[1]) was an English composer. Purcell's style of Baroque music was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest English opera composers,[5] Purcell is often linked with John Dunstaple and William Byrd as England's most important early music composers.[6] No later native-born English composer approached his fame until Edward El...
