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Definition of Henry Purcell

1. Noun. English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695).

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Literary usage of Henry Purcell

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1. Famous Composers and Their Works by John Knowles Paine, Theodore Thomas (1891)
"... was " Master to the famous Mr. Henry Purcell." Be this as it may, it should not be overlooked, in forming an estimate of these early studies, ..."

2. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"Henry Purcell Now live secure, and linger out your The gods are pleas'd alone ... PETER'S, WESTMINSTER [Henry Purcell, the greatest musician of his time, ..."

3. Wills from Doctors' Commons: A Selection from the Wills of Eminent Persons by Church of England Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court, Doctors' Commons, John Gough Nichols, John Bruce (1863)
"Purcell was the son of " Mr. Henry Purcell, one of the Gent. of the K's ... Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said Henry Purcell in the ..."

4. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"Henry Purcell 'T'HIS great English musician and composer •*• was the second son of Henry Purcell the elder, who also was a musician of some repute and a ..."

5. English Church Composers by William Alexander Barrett (1882)
"MICHAEL WISE, PELHAM HUMFREY, Henry Purcell, JOHN BLOW, WILLIAM TURNER, JEREMIAH CLARK. WISE, Humfrey, and Blow, were among the first set of Children of the ..."

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