Componist

Henry Purcell

1659 - 1695

Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell (Westminster, circa 1659 - Londen, 21 november 1695) was een Engelse componist van barokmuziek, wiens werk ook nu nog dikwijls wordt uitgevoerd en opgenomen. Zijn werk behoort tot het belangrijkste barokrepertoire. Hij was onder andere een leerling van de Engelse componist John Blow. Purcell schreef zowel kerkmuziek, toneelmuziek en instrumentale werken als liederen en (semi-)opera's. Lees meer op Wikipedia

Zijn biografie is beschikbaar in 61 verschillende talen op Wikipedia (toegenomen van 60 in 2024). Henry Purcell staat op plaats 65 onder de meest populaire componist (gedaald van plaats 60 in 2024), plaats 181 onder de meest populaire biografieën uit Verenigd Koninkrijk (gedaald van plaats 151 in 2019) en op plaats 3 onder de populairste componist uit Verenigd Koninkrijk.

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Among Componists

Among componists, Henry Purcell ranks 65 out of 1,451. Before him are Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Gounod, Anton Webern, Erik Satie, Gabriel Fauré, and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. After him are Dieterich Buxtehude, Carl Orff, Vangelis, Astor Piazzolla, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Alexander Borodin.

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1659 - 1695
HPI: 78.16
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1659, Henry Purcell ranks 1. After him are Jacob Roggeveen, Hyacinthe Rigaud, Georg Ernst Stahl, Henry Every, Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Sebastiano Ricci, Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt, Pieter van der Aa, Adriaen van der Werff, and Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach. Among people deceased in 1695, Henry Purcell ranks 4. Before him are Christiaan Huygens, Jean de La Fontaine, and Ahmed II. After him are Juana Inés de la Cruz, Johann Ambrosius Bach, Pierre Mignard, Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, Zumbi, Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł, and Thomas Tew.

Others Born in 1659

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Henry Purcell
COMPOSER
1659 - 1695
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 1
Jacob Roggeveen
EXPLORER
1659 - 1729
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 2
Hyacinthe Rigaud
PAINTER
1659 - 1743
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 3
Georg Ernst Stahl
CHEMIST
1659 - 1734
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 4
Henry Every
PIRATE
1659 - 1699
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 5
Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang
COMPANION
1659 - 1701
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 6
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1659 - 1719
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 7
Sebastiano Ricci
PAINTER
1659 - 1734
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 8
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1659 - 1719
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 9
Pieter van der Aa
POLITICIAN
1659 - 1733
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 10
Adriaen van der Werff
PAINTER
1659 - 1722
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 11
Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1659 - 1732
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1695

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Christiaan Huygens
PHYSICIST
1629 - 1695
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 1
Jean de La Fontaine
WRITER
1621 - 1695
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 2
Ahmed II
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1695
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 3
Henry Purcell
COMPOSER
1659 - 1695
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 4
Juana Inés de la Cruz
WRITER
1648 - 1695
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 5
Johann Ambrosius Bach
COMPOSER
1645 - 1695
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 6
Pierre Mignard
PAINTER
1612 - 1695
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 7
Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1641 - 1695
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 8
François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1628 - 1695
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 9
Zumbi
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1695
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 10
Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1667 - 1695
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 11
Thomas Tew
PIRATE
1649 - 1695
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 12

In Verenigd Koninkrijk

Among people born in Verenigd Koninkrijk, Henry Purcell ranks 181 out of NaN. Before him are Geoffrey Chaucer (1343), Philip Noel-Baker (1889), Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596), Aldous Huxley (1894), Robert Brown (1773), and Mary Boleyn (1499). After him are Betty Williams (1943), Elton John (1947), Robert Clive (1725), Bon Scott (1946), Terry Pratchett (1948), and Alan Hodgkin (1914).

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Geoffrey Chaucer
WRITER
1343 - 1400
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 175
Philip Noel-Baker
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1982
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 176
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
COMPANION
1596 - 1662
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 177
Aldous Huxley
WRITER
1894 - 1963
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 178
Robert Brown
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1858
HPI: 78.23
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Mary Boleyn
COMPANION
1499 - 1543
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COMPOSER
1659 - 1695
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 181
Betty Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 182
Elton John
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 183
Robert Clive
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1774
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 184
Bon Scott
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1980
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 185
Terry Pratchett
WRITER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 186
Alan Hodgkin
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1998
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 187