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Henry Purcell (1659–1695)

Author of Dido and Aeneas [sound recording]

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Works by Henry Purcell

Dido and Aeneas [sound recording] (Composer) 104 copies, 17 reviews
Dido and Aeneas 29 copies
Dido and Aeneas [full score] (Composer) 25 copies, 2 reviews
Dido and Aeneas: An Opera [Norton Critical Scores] 25 copies
The Fairy Queen 22 copies, 1 review
Keyboard Works 20 copies
Purcell - 40 Songs for Voice and Piano (High Voice) 12 copies
King Arthur 11 copies, 3 reviews
Full Anthems & Organ Music 8 copies
Thou Knowest, Lord the Secrets of Our Hearts 8 copies
Rejoice in the Lord Alway 7 copies
The Indian Queen 7 copies
The Fairy Queen 6 copies
Purcell 6 copies

Trumpet Voluntary 6 copies

King Arthur 5 copies

Hear my prayer, O Lord 5 copies

Come ye sons of Art / Funeral Music for Queen Mary [CD] 5 copies

Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1692 5 copies

The Tempest 5 copies

A Purcell anthology : 12 anthems 5 copies

Music for Queen Mary 4 copies

Trumpet Tune 4 copies

ORPHEUS BRITANNICUS - A COLLECTION OF ALL THE CHOICEST SONGS, FOR ONE,… 4 copies, 1 review

Lord How Long Wilt Thou Be Angry 4 copies

The Segovia Collection, Vol. 4 4 copies

Specialist Training in Cardiology 4 copies

Sound The Trumpet!: English Ceremonial Music for Trumpet, Organ and… 4 copies

Fireworks! : Baroque brass favorites 4 copies

Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences 4 copies

The Fairy Queen [full score] 4 copies

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Also by Henry Purcell

The New Church Anthem Book: One Hundred Anthems (Contributor) 33 copies
The Norton Scores: An Anthology for Listening, Vol. I: Machaut to… (Contributor) 25 copies
English Church Music, Volume 1: Anthems and Motets (Contributor) 7 copies
Sound the Trumpet: Royal Music of Purcell & Handel 3 copies
Pachelbel · Händel · Telemann · Vivaldi 2 copies
English Music For Strings (Composer) 1 copy
Walter Carlos' Clockwork Orange (Composer) 1 copy
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and other Baroque Works 1 copy
The Pachelbel Canon and Other Digital Delights [sound recording] (Composer, some editions) 1 copy
Hear My Prayer: Hymns and Anthems 1 copy

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Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK

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Westminster, London, England

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Westminster, London, England

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Westminster School, London, England

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