Henry Purcell

The Profile

Henry Purcell (1659–1695) was an English Baroque composer, widely regarded as one of the greatest English composers of the 17th century.

Buried in Westminster Abbey. Composer of Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary. Active in England in the late 17th century.

DeBaser hosts one review that centers on Purcell's Funeral Music for Queen Mary and its Westminster Abbey context. The reviewer highlights the stark, vertical quality of Purcell's style and the famous funeral march. Purcell is described as enigmatic and uniquely English in his Baroque approach.