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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 33 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
Lascia Ch'io Pianga (Rinaldo) [Handel, George Frideric] — —— TrumpetClassical —
March for the Royal Society of Musicians — —— TrumpetClassical —
Mi chiamano Mimi from La Bohème Puccini — —— TrumpetClassical —
Mignon's Song Op 73 — Op 73— TrumpetClassical —
Military March — —— TrumpetClassical —
Musette from Terpischore — —— TrumpetClassical —
Music For The Royal Fireworks — —— TrumpetClassical —
Nature's Hymn to the Creator — —— TrumpetClassical —
Non Piu Andrai (Le Nozze Di Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] — —— TrumpetClassical —
Ombra Mai Fu (Xerxes) [Handel, George Frideric] — —— TrumpetClassical —
Overture from The Duke of Gloucester's Birthday Ode — —— —— —
Romanza (L'Elisir D'Amore) [Donizetti, Gaetano] — —— TrumpetClassical —
Rondo from Viennese Sonata No 1 — —— TrumpetClassical —
Sailor's Song — —— TrumpetClassical —
Sarabande for a sandwich — —— TrumpetClassical —
Sefauchi's Farewell from Musick's Handmaid — —— TrumpetClassical —
Serenade [Dodgson, Stephen] — —— TrumpetClassical —
Shepherd's Song — —— TrumpetClassical —
Silent worship from Ptolemy — —— TrumpetClassical —
Sleigh Ride — —— TrumpetClassical —
Sonata No 37 — —— TrumpetClassical —
St Anthony Chorale — —— TrumpetClassical —
Tamino's Aria from The Magic Flute — —— TrumpetClassical —
Theme and Variation from Surprise Symphony — —— TrumpetClassical —
Theme from Romance in F Op 50 — Op 50— TrumpetClassical —
Theme from Symphony No 9 (Choral) — —— TrumpetClassical —
Third movement from Trumpet Sonata — —— TrumpetClassical —
Two German Dances — —— —— —
Two Scottish Songs — —— TrumpetClassical —
Una voce poco fà from The Barber of Seville Rossini — —— TrumpetClassical —
Walther's Prize Song (Die Meistersinger) [Wagner, Richard] — —— TrumpetClassical —
When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido And Aeneas) [Purcell, Henry] — —— —— —
Where'er You Walk (Semele) [Handel, George Frideric] — —— TrumpetClassical —
With Verdure Glad from Creation — —— TrumpetClassical —
Funeral Music Of Queen Mary — —— —Classical —
The Fairy Queen Suite — —— —Classical —
Let The Fifes And The Clarions — —— —Classical —
Lost Is My Quiet For Ever — —— VoiceClassical 0
From Those Serene And Rapturous Joys — —— String QuartetClassical —
Sound The Trumpet! Beat The Drum! — —— —— —
Why Are All The Muses Mute? — —— String QuartetClassical —
Ye Tuneful Muses — —— String QuartetClassical —
Crown The Altar — —— —Classical —
The Fatal Hour Comes On — —— —Classical —
A Hymn to God the Father — —— —Classical —
Elegy Upon The Death Of Queen Mary — —— —Classical —
When First Amintas Sued For A Kiss — —— —Classical —
Of Old, When Heroes — —— bassClassical —

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.