[Chant] (Purcell 1111123)

[Chant] (Purcell 1111123)

Composer: Henry Purcell
Published in 12 hymnals


Composer: Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell (b. Westminster, London, England, 1659; d. Westminster, 1695), was perhaps the greatest English composer who ever lived, though he only lived to the age of thirty-six. Purcell's first piece was published at age eight when he was also a chorister in the Chapel Royal. When his voice changed in 1673, he was appointed assistant to John Hingston, who built chamber organs and maintained the king's instruments. In 1674 Purcell began tuning the Westminster Abbey organ and was paid to copy organ music. Given the position of composer for the violins in 1677, he also became organist at Westminster Abbey in 1679 (at age twenty) and succeeded Hingston as maintainer of the king's instruments (1683). Purcell composed music for the theater (D… Go to person page >

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Title: [Chant] (Purcell 1111123)
Composer: Henry Purcell
Incipit: 11111 23217 22234
Key: f minor
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Hymnal 1982 #S221

The New Century Hymnal #730b

Include 10 pre-1979 instances
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