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C 1659-21 November 1695. Called the "British Orpheus". Arguably the most influential English composer of the middle Baroque period, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, Dido and Aeneas; and his semi-opera version of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream called The Fairy Queen.

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	~~Henry Purcell, called~~ the "British Orpheus" ~~(born c~~. ~~1659, London, England—died November 21, 1695, London), was arguably~~ the most influential English composer of the middle [[Baroque period]], most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, [[Dido and Aeneas]]; and his [[semi-opera]] version of [[William Shakespeare]]’s [[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]] called [[The Fairy Queen]].		C 1659-21 November 1695. Called the "British Orpheus". Arguably the most influential English composer of the middle Baroque period, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, [[Dido and Aeneas]]; and his [[semi-opera]] version of [[William Shakespeare]]’s [[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]] called [[The Fairy Queen]].

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