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PURCELL.
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Paradise, 1700 ; The Unhappy PeDitcut, 1701 ;
Paradise, 1700 ; The Unhappy Penitent, 1701 ;
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The Inconstant (Farquhar),1702 ; The Judge-
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ment of Paris, a Pastoral (Congreve). [This
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masque gained the third prize in competition
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with Weldon, Eccles, etc.], 1700. Odes,
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numerous ; iucluding several for " St. Cecilia's
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Day," by Addison and others ; Songs in con-
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temporary collections ; the Psalms, set full
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for the organ or harpsichord, as they are plaid
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in churches and chappels in the mauer given
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out ; as also with their interludes in great
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variety, London, n.d. ; Instrumental music,
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church music, etc.
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Purcell, Edward 331-L-14
Purcell, Edward, organist, youngest son
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of Henry Purcell, the younger, was born at
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London, in 1689. Organist of St. Clement,
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Eastcheap, London ; and of St. Margaret's,
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Westminster, 172G, He died at London, in
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1740.
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Purcell, Henry 331-L-20
Purcell, Henry, the elder, musician,
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father of the celebrated Henry Purcell of
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musical history, was born in the first half of
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the 17th century. He was a Gentleman of
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the Chapel Royal, in 1660, and Master of
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the Choristers in Westminster Abbey. Mem-
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ber of Royal Band of Music, 1663. He died
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at London, August 11, 1664. Composed a
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three-part song in Playford's ilusical Com-
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panion, 16G7, etc.
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Purcell, Henry 331-L-30
Purcell, Henry, organist and composer,
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was born in St. Ann's Lane, Old Pye Street,
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Westminster, London, in 1658. Second son
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of Henry Pdrcell, the elder. He studied as a
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chorister in the Chapel Royal, under Cooke
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and HumiDhrey, 16G4, and under Blow.
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Copyist in Westminster Abbey, 1676-78; Or-
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ganist of Westminster Abbey, 1680. Organist
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of Chapel Royal, 1682. Composer in Ordinary
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to the King, 1683. He died at Westminster,
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London, November 21, 1695, and is buried in
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Westminster Abbey. In 1895 various com-
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memorative concerts, etc., were given in
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London on the centenary of his death.
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Works. — Dramatic music : Epsom Wells
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(Shadwell), 1676 ; Aurenge-Zebe (Dryden),
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1676; The Libertine (Shadwell), 1676; Abde-
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lazor (Behn), 1677 ; Timon of Athens (Shaks-
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pere), 1678; The virtuous wife (D'Urfey),
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1680; Theodosius (Lee), 1680; Dido and
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.^neas (Tate), 1680 [published by the Musical
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Antiquarian Society, 1840]; Circe, 1685;
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Tyrannic love (Dryden), 1686; A fool's prefer-
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ment (D'Urfey), 1688; The Tempest (Shaks-
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pere), 1690; Dioclesian, 1690; Massacre of
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Paris (Lee), 1690; Amphitryon, 1690; Di.-,-
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tressed innocence (Settle), 1691 ; King Arthur
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(Dryden), 1691 [published by the Musical An-
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tiquarian Society, 184.3] ; The Gordian knot
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untyed, 1691 ; Sir Anthony Low (Southerne),
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1691 ; The fairy queen (Shakspere's I\Iid-
1691 ; The fairy queen (Shakspere's Mid-
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summer Night's Dream), 1692; The wife's
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excuse (Southerne), 1692; The Indian queen
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(Dryden), 1692 ; The Indian Emperour (Dry-

PURCELL.
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den), 1692; CEdipus, 1692; Cleomenes, 1692 ;
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The marriage-hater match'd (D'Urfey), 1692;
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The old bachelor (Congreve), 1693 ; The Rich-
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mond heiress (D'Urfey), 1693 ; The maid's
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last prayer (Southerne), 1693 ; Henry the
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Second (Bancroft), 1693 : Don Quixote (D'Ur-
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fey), 1694-95 ; The married beau (Crowne),
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1694; The Double dealer (Congreve), 1694;
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The fatal marriage (Southerne), 1694; Love
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triumphant (Dryden), 1694 ; The Canterbury
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guests (Ravenscroft), 1695 ; The mock mar-
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riage (Scott), 1695 ; The rival sisters (Gould),
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1695; Oroonoko (Southerne), 1695; The
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knight of Malta (Beaumont and Fletcher),
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1695 ; Bonduca (Beaumont and Fletcher),
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1695. Odes and large Vocal Works : Elegy on
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death of Matthew Locke, 1677 ; A Welcome
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Song for His Royal Highness' return from
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Scotland, 1680 ; A song to welcome His
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INIajesty home from Windsor, 1680 ; Swifter,
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Isis, swifter flow (ode), 1681 ; Ode for the
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King on his return from Newmarket, 1682 ;
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Three odesfor St. Cecilia's Day, 1683; From
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Hardy climes and dangerous toils of War,
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ode on marriage of Prince George of Den-
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mark with Princess Anne, 1683 ; Welcome to
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all the Pleasures, ode, published, 1684 ; Why
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are all the ]Muses mute ? ode for James I. ;
are all the Muses mute ? ode for James I. ;
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Ye tuneful Muses, ode, 1686 ; Sound the
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trumpet, beat the drum, ode, 1687 ; Celestial
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Music, 1689 ; The Yorkshire feast song, D'Ur-
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fery, 1689 [reprinted by the Purcell Society,
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edited by \V. H. Cummings, 1878]; Arise,
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my Muse, ode for the Queen's birthday, 1689 ;
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Sound the trumpet, ode, 1689 ; Welcome,
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glorious morn. Birthday ode, 1691 ; Love's
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Goddess sure was blind, ode, 1692; Hail!
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great Cecilia, ode, 1692 ; Celebrate this festival,
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1693; Come, come, ye sons of art, ode, 1694;
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Who can from joy refrain, ode, 1695. Church
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Music : Purcell's Sacred Music, edited by
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Vincent Novello, London, 6 vols. [1829-32],
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contains most of the master's church music,
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with portrait and biography, including the
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Te Deum and Jubilate in D (1694). Other
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collections in which his church music will be
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found are Boyce's ; Tudway's ; Smith's Har-
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monica Sacra ; Page's Harmonia Sacra ; and
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in neatly every other important general
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selection. The names of the anthems in cur-
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rent use in our churches and cathedrals will
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be found in Novello's catalogue of sacred
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niusic. Instrumental music : Three sonatas,
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for two violins, violoncello, and basso-con-
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tinuo, London, 4 vols., 1683. Lessons for
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the harpsichord or spinnet, London, 1696.
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Ten sonatas, in four parts, 1st and 2nd violins,
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bassus and organ, London, 4 vols., 1697.
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Collection of Ayres compos'd for the Theatre,
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and on other occasions, London, 1697. Or-
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pheus Britannicus : a collection of the choicest
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songs, for 1, 2, and 3 voices, with such
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Symphonies for violins or flutes as were by


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