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Composer

Henry Purcell

1659–1695

1,644 works in the index

Born
1659
Died
1695
Birthplace
Westminster
Citizenship / historical state
Kingdom of England
Period (estimated from birth year)
Baroque

Biography

Purcell is the last great English composer before the twentieth century and wrote for a world of theatre music, court odes and church anthems that no longer exists, which makes the practical repertoire smaller than the catalogue suggests.

What singers actually use are the songs and the Dido and Aeneas arias, and 'When I am laid in earth' is one of the most-performed pieces in this index. Keyboard players have the harpsichord suites and the grounds, several of which are accessible early. Choirs have the anthems and the funeral music.

His notation leaves ornaments and continuo to convention even more than his continental contemporaries, so editions differ substantially. For the songs in particular, a realised edition with a written-out keyboard part is worth having unless you are able to play from a figured bass.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Voice, Piano, harpsichord, Organ, Choir
Genres represented
Classical, pop, Baroque, Pop, Latin
Works with composition dates
12 of 1,644

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 28 of 35

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Le Coucou Additional credits Louis-Claude Daquin — —— Piano, OrganClassical —
Le Moucheron Additional credits François Couperin — —— Piano, OrganClassical —
Le Vents en Courroux Additional credits Louis-Claude Daquin — —— Piano, OrganClassical —
Menuet In D Major Additional credits Jean Baptiste Loeillet — —D major Piano, OrganClassical —
Menuet in G Major Additional credits Jean-Henri D'anglebert — —G major Piano, OrganClassical —
Partita in G Major Additional credits Johann Philipp Krieger — —G major Piano, OrganClassical —
Pavane Additional credits Giles Farnaby — —— Piano, OrganClassical —
Polonaise in G Minor [BWV Anhang 125] Additional credits Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach — —G minor Piano, OrganClassical —
Prelude And Fugue In C Major Additional credits Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer — —C major Piano, OrganClassical —
Risoluto Additional credits Johann Christian Bach — —— PianoClassical —
Sarabande Additional credits Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach — —— PianoClassical —
Sonatina Additional credits Tobias Haslinger — —— PianoClassical —
Sparrows Additional credits A. Rubbach — —— PianoClassical —
Sylvia Additional credits Louis-Claude Daquin — —— PianoClassical —
The Jolly Huntsman Additional credits Gustav Adolf Merkel — —— PianoClassical —
Variations On A Russian Folk Song Additional credits I. Berkovich — —— PianoClassical —
Lilliburlero. A New Irish Tune [Z. 646] — —— PianoClassical —
Largo & Allegro — —— Piano, violinClassical —
Allemande De M. Purcell — —— RecorderClassical 1
Two Minuets — —— Piano, FluteClassical —
Adagio — —— RecorderClassical —
KNOTTING SONG, THE — —— VoiceClassical —
Let the Dreadful Engines — —— VoiceClassical —
Hear! Ye Gods of Britain — —— VoiceClassical —
Jig — —— —Classical 0
When I Am Laid In Earth Performed by Henry Purcell — —— —— —
Rondo In D Minor Performed by Henry Purcell — —D minor PianoClassical —
Harmonized Melodies Performed by Henry Purcell — —— Piano, Cello, violin, Double Bass, ViolaClassical —
2. Here My Prayer, O Lord — —— ChoirClassical 1
Finale — —— —Classical —
Let Us Wander — —— —— —
Ground Crown the Alter — —— Organ, TrumpetClassical —
Cebell — —— Organ, TrumpetClassical 0
10. Sarabanda — —— Piano, Organ, Flute, violinClassical —
Recessional — —— PianoClassical —
Prelude In C Performed by Henry Purcell — —— PianoClassical —
Come If You Dare — —— VoiceClassical 1
Come, Follow Me — —— VoiceClassical 1
Great Love — —— VoiceClassical 1
How Happy The Lover — —— VoiceClassical 1
I Call — —— VoiceClassical 1
No Part Of My Dominion — —— VoiceClassical 1
Recitative, 'The White Horse Neigh'd' — —— VoiceClassical 1
Recitative, 'Woden First To Thee' — —— VoiceClassical 1
Saint George — —— VoiceClassical 1
Sound A Parley — —— VoiceClassical —
The Lot Is Cast — —— VoiceClassical 1
'tis I That Have Warm'd Ye — —— VoiceClassical 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 5118737. Portrait: anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.