Henry Purcell
/ˌhenri ˈpɜːsl/
/ˌhenri ˈpɜːrsl/
- (1659-95) an English baroque composer. Many people regard him as the greatest English composer of the period. He wrote many different types of music, including songs, church music and theatre music, and his Dido and Aeneas (1689) is considered the first English opera. He was an important influence on later composers, especially Handel.
亨利·珀塞尔（Henry Purcell）：（1659-95）英国巴洛克作曲家。许多人认为他是当时最伟大的英国作曲家。他创作了许多不同类型的音乐，包括歌曲，教堂音乐和戏剧音乐，而他的《狄多和埃涅阿斯》（1689年）被认为是第一部英文歌剧。他对后来的作曲家尤其是汉德尔产生了重要影响。