Purcell was England's most important Baroque composer and was hailed as "Orpheus Brittanicus" for his brilliant vocal settings and profoundly expressive music.
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Composition Highlights

Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 1689 01:56:50 Vocal Music
Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 1689 45:01 Opera
Fantasias (15) for viols 1680 09:19 Chamber Music
Come ye sons of art away (Birthday ode for Queen Mary), for soloists, chorus & instruments, Z. 323 1694 14:11 Choral
Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, march and canzona for orchestra, Z. 860 1695 04:31 Choral
The Tempest, or, The Enchanted Island, semi-opera, Z. 631 1695 55:07 Vocal Music Opera
Hear my prayer, O Lord, anthem for chorus, violins & continuo, Z. 15 (unfinished) 1681 02:33 Choral
King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 1691 01:27:56 Vocal Music Opera
Sonata [Suite] for trumpet, 2 violins, viola & continuo in D major, Z. 850 1690 05:10 Chamber Music
The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630 1695 01:02:58 Vocal Music Opera
Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, semi-opera, Z. 627 1690 01:18:52 Vocal Music Opera
Sonata in 3 parts for two violins, bass viol & continuo No. 7 in E minor, Z. 796 1680 07:46 Chamber Music
Remember not, Lord, our offences, anthem for chorus & organ, Z. 50 1681 03:12 Choral
Music for a While (from "Oedipus"), song, Z. 583/2 1692 03:52 Vocal Music
Lord, what is man?, sacred song for soprano & continuo, Z. 192 1692 05:46 Vocal Music
A New Ground (from "Welcome to All the Pleasures"), for harpsichord in E minor, ZT 682 1683 02:38 Keyboard
O solitude, my sweetest choice, song, Z. 406 1687 05:27 Vocal Music
Chacony, for 4 strings in G minor, Z. 730 1678 05:26 Chamber Music
Sonata in 4 parts for two violins, bass viol & continuo No. 1 in B minor, Z. 802 1680 06:20 Chamber Music
Hail, bright Cecilia (Ode for St. Cecilia's Day), for soloists, chorus & instruments, Z. 328 1692 49:35 Choral
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