Composer Henry Purcell

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Composer

Henry Purcell

Living place: England

Birthday: 10-9-1659

Global rank: #52382

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Who is Composer Henry Purcell?
Pioneered a distinctly English style of Baroque music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers.
He honored Queen Mary II upon her death by composing a song and two elegies for her funeral.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He studied with the famous Dr. John Blow, who would resign as Westminster Abbey organist in 1679 so that Purcell could take the appointment.

Family life info

His father Henry Purcell Sr. served as a gentleman in the Royal Chapel and had the privilege of singing at King Charles II's coronation of England.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Composer Henry Purcell?
George Frederic Handel, and Johann Sebastian Bach were both honored with a feast day on July 28 according to the Episcopal Church's liturgical calendar, USA.

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When was Composer Henry Purcell born?
Henry Purcell was born in 10-9-1659, death year is , at the age of 365.
Where is Composer Henry Purcell's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Henry Purcell was born in England. is a Composer, whose Zodiac is Virgo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Henry Purcell's global rank is 52382 and whose rank is 351 in list of famous Composer.
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Events in 1659 and 10-9

Birthday Henry Purcell (10-9) in history

  • Day 10-9 year 1813: Commander Oliver Hazard Perry delivered his famous message, "We have met the enemy, and they are ours," after defeating the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
  • Day 10-9 year 1846: Massachusetts inventor Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine.
  • Day 10-9 year 1939: Canada declared war on Germany, entering WWII.
  • Day 10-9 year 1963: Twenty black students entered public schools in Birmingham, Mobile, and Tuskegee, Alabama, after President John F. Kennedy sent National Guardsman to end the standoff with Alabama Governor George Wallace.
  • Day 10-9 year 1988: Steffi Graf achieved tennis' first Grand Slam since Margaret Court in 1970 by winning the U.S. Open women's final.
  • Day 10-9 year 2002: Switzerland became the 190th member of the United Nations.
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