Purcell

(ptir’-sél), (1) H., d. London, 1664; gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey. (2) Henry (called ‘the younger’), London, 1658—of consumption, Dean’s Yard, Westminster, Nov. 21, 1695; nephew of (1); one of the most eminent of English composers. Chapel Royal, and studied with Cooke, Humfrey, and Dr. Blow; at 18 c. mus. for Dryden’s tragedy, “ Aurungzebe,” Shad well’s comedy “‘Epsom Wells’; pub. a song; overture, etc., Behn’s tragedy, ‘“Abdelazor,” and an elegy on Matthew Locke; at 20 c. Shad well’s “Timon of Athens”; 1680, incid. mus., and a short opera “Dido and Aineas”’ written to order for Josias Priest for his “boarding sch. for young gentlewomen”’; c. also the “Ode or Welcome Song for His Royal Highne ” Duke of York, and “A Song to Welcome Home His Majesty from Windsor.” From 1680 organist Westminster Abbey, where he:s buried. 1682, organist Chapel Royal; 1683, composer-in-ordinary to the King. His first pub. chamber mus. is dated the year 1683. He c. ‘‘Odes” to King Charles 1684, and to King James in 1685, 28 in all. He c. mus. for 35 dram. works of the time. 1695 he pub. his first real opera, ‘‘Dioclesian.”” The Purcell Society (organised, 1876) has i ued many of his works in a proposed complete edition (18 vols. had appeared before 1922) and has given frequent performances of them in London. Mus. Antiq. Soc. has pub. others; his widow pub. in “A of Ayres posed for the Theatre and upon Other Occastons’’; also songs for 1-3 voices, from his theatrical works and odes; and the “Orpheus Brittanicus” in 2 parts (Part i, 1698, Part ii, 1702). W. Barclay Squire i ued his original works for harpsichord (4 vols.). Play ford’s ‘Theatre of Musick” (1687), and other colls. contain many of his works; ‘‘Purcell’s Music’ pub. in 6 vols. (Novello). Biographical works on P. have been pap. by A run dell, Cummings, H. upré, Holland, Runciman, Scholes, Westrup. (See article, page 510.) (3) Edw., 1689—1740; son of above; organist and composer. (4) Daniel, London, 1660—Dec. 12, 1717; bro. of above; 1688, organist; 1695, succ. his bro. as dram. composer; c. incid. mus. to ten dramas; odes, incl. funeral ode for his brother, etc. Putea‘nus, Ericius (Latinised form of H. Van de Putte) (poot’-t&) (Gallicised to Dupuy), Venloo, Holland, 1574—Louvain, 1646; profe or and writer.