Презентация на тему "Генри Пёрселл"

Romain Rolland said: «His charming and fleeting life left a stream of melodies coming out of his heart that was one of the cleanest mirror of English soul.»

Henry Pursell was a 17th century English musician and composer, counted among the greatest English composers of all time.
He was born on 10th September 1659 in London.
His father was a musician at Court and a chorister at the Chapel Royal, the place where his son received his earliest education as a chorister.

Henry Purcell served as a chorister in the Chapel Royal till 1673. Then his voice broke and he was made an assistant to the organ – builder John Hingston.
In 1674 , he was employed at Westminster Abbey to tune the organ, he also copied organ parts of anthems.
In 1682, he was appointed as one of the three organists of the Chapel Royal, and the very next year his first printed composition, « Twelve Sonatas», was published.

Henry Purcell married Frances Peters in 1680 and they had 6 children, 4 of them died in infancy.
His son Edward and a daughter Frances survived him, later on his son became a musician.
Purcell`s style of Baroque music was unique, it incorporated Italian and French elements. He was called « British Orpheus».

«Dido and Aeneas», «King Arthur» , «The Fairy-Queen» , « Timon of Athens» and others.
Henry Purcell was the favorite composer of King William lll of England . He composed odes for the birthday of Queen Mary.
He was wellknown as a composer for the stage, for church as well as a songwriter.

He was in his thirties and at the peak of his career in 1695 when he became seriously ill. He died on 21 November 1695.
He was buried near the organ in Westminster Abbey. His music sounded in his funeral.