Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell

Known for
Sound
Born
September 10, 1659
Died
November 21, 1695 (aged 36)
Birthplace
Westminster, London, England

Biography

Henry Purcell (10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer and organist of the middle Baroque era. He was extremely prolific, having composed more than 100 songs, a tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, and wrote incidental music to a version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream called The Fairy Queen.

Known For

Filmography

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John Blow's Venus & Adonis / Henry Purcell's Dido & Aeneas poster

John Blow's Venus & Adonis / Henry Purcell's Dido & Aeneas

Movie · Music

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Un cuento moral poster

Un cuento moral

Movie · Music

2025
Julia Leshneva & Franco Fagioli Bayreuth Baroque 2025 poster

Julia Leshneva & Franco Fagioli Bayreuth Baroque 2025

Movie · Original Music Composer

2025
Shani Diluka - Renaissance Royal Abbey of Fontevraud poster

Shani Diluka - Renaissance Royal Abbey of Fontevraud

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
Iveta Apkalna The 140th Anniversary of the Riga Cathedral Organ poster

Iveta Apkalna The 140th Anniversary of the Riga Cathedral Organ

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
Peace Project With Patricia Kopatchinskaja poster

Peace Project With Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
Dido & Aeneas - Gran Teatre del Liceu poster

Dido & Aeneas - Gran Teatre del Liceu

Movie · Music

2022
Anhedonia poster

Anhedonia

Movie · Music

2021
Sycorax poster

Sycorax

Movie · Music

2019
The Music

The Music

Movie · Original Music Composer

2019
The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern poster

The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern

Movie · Original Music Composer

2017
Peter and the Wolf poster

Peter and the Wolf

Movie · Original Music Composer

2015
Purcell:  Dido & Aeneas poster

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas

Movie · Sound

2010
Dido and Aeneas poster

Dido and Aeneas

Movie · Music

2009
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas poster

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

Movie · Original Music Composer

2009
Purcell: The Fairy Queen poster

Purcell: The Fairy Queen

Movie · Music

2005
Dido & Aeneas poster

Dido & Aeneas

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
TRAGEDIA ENDOGONIDIA - C.#01 CESENA poster

TRAGEDIA ENDOGONIDIA - C.#01 CESENA

Movie · Music

1997
Romance of the Heart poster

Romance of the Heart

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
Le dernier jour poster

Le dernier jour

Movie · Music

1996
Dido and Aeneas poster

Dido and Aeneas

Movie · Music

1992
Williamswood poster

Williamswood

Movie · Recording Supervision

1992
Above the Mountains poster

Above the Mountains

Movie · Music

1988
Scattered Remains poster

Scattered Remains

Movie · Music Arranger

1985
Café Müller

Café Müller

Movie · Music

1983
Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

Movie · Music

1978
Saturday, Sunday, Monday poster

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Movie · Original Music Composer

1977
Come Back, Little Sheba poster

Come Back, Little Sheba

Movie · Music

1976
The Collection poster

The Collection

Movie · Music

1976
Cygne II poster

Cygne II

Movie · Music

1975
Mirror poster

Mirror

Movie · Music

1966
The Creatures poster

The Creatures

Movie · Music

1966
Born in '45 poster

Born in '45

Movie · Music