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Henry Purcell, (born c. 1659, London, England—died November 21, 1695, London), English composer of the middle Baroque period, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, Dido and Aeneas; and his incidental music to a version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream called The Fairy Queen.

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--1695. Called the "British Orpheus", he was arguably the most influential English Baroque composer.
+Henry Purcell, (born c. 1659, London, England—died November 21, 1695, London), English composer of the middle [[Baroque period]], most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, [[Dido and Aeneas]]; and his incidental music to a version of [[Shakespeare]]’s [[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]] called [[The Fairy Queen]].
-Among his works are the opera [[Dido and Aeneas|''Dido and Aeneas'']] and the [[semi-opera|semi-operas]] [[King Arthur|''King Arthur'']] and [[The Fairy Queen|''The Fairy Queen'']].
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