Henry Purcell Research Paper

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Compositions of Henry Purcell Henry Purcell lived a short but influential life. He was known as one of the most important English composers of the Baroque period and is called the “English Orpheus.” He often incorporated Italian and French elements into his compositions. In the words of Sir Jack Allan Westrup (2015), “With alertness of mind went an individual inventiveness that marked him as the most original English composer of his time as well as one of the most original in Europe.” His musical sacred and secular musical pieces included operas, sonatas, choral, and theatre comedies. Henry Purcell was born 1659 in London, but not much is known of Purcell’s personal life. His father was a musician who belonged to the Chapel Royal and Purcell