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Henry Purcell

English composer (1659–1695)

15 dated entries naming Henry Purcell, drawn from 9 separate years between 1659 CE and 1695 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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17th century

  • 1659September 10 – Henry Purcell, English composer (died 1695)source
  • 1677September 10 – Henry Purcell is appointed a musician to the court of Charles II of England.source
  • 168523 April – coronation of King James II at Westminster Abbey, including anthems by Henry Purcell.source
  • 1688by July – first definitely known performance of the Henry Purcell opera Dido and Aeneas, at Josias Priest's girls' school in Chelsea, London.source
  • 1689The first documented performance of the opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell takes place at Josias Priest's girls' school in Chelsea, London, with a libretto based on Virgil's Aeneid.source
  • 1689The march Lillibullero is first published in its present form by Henry Purcell in his compilation Music's Handmaid; the satirical text is attributed to Thomas Wharton.source
  • 1691June – The first performance takes place of the semi-opera King Arthur with a libretto by John Dryden and music by Henry Purcell.source
  • 1691June – first performance of the semi-opera King Arthur with a libretto by John Dryden and music by Henry Purcell.source
  • 1692May 2 – The first performance of the semi-opera The Fairy-Queen by Henry Purcell, based on William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream, takes place at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden in London.source
  • 16922 May – first performance of Henry Purcell's semi-opera The Fairy-Queen at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden, in London.source
  • 169222 November – first performance of Henry Purcell's Ode to St. Cecilia.source
  • 16949 January – Henry Purcell's ode Great Parent, Hail! and John Blow's anthem I Beheld, and Lo! are performed in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, at a concert to mark the centenary of Trinity College.source
  • 1695March 5 – The funeral of Queen Mary II of England takes place, accompanied by music written for the occasion by Henry Purcell.source
  • 1695November 21 – Henry Purcell, English composer (born 1659)source
  • 169521 November – Henry Purcell, composer (born 1654)source

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