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Henry Purcell   /hˈɛnri pərsˈɛl/   Listen
Henry Purcell

noun
1.
English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695).  Synonym: Purcell.





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"Henry Purcell" Quotes from Famous Books



... the king's famous band of twenty-four violins, but his intemperate habits cut short his career within two years. Nothing like his violin-playing had ever been heard in England before, and in all probability the instrumental music of Henry Purcell ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 - "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" • Various


Words linked to "Henry Purcell" :   organist, composer


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