(1659–95), English composer. Organist for Westminster Abbey (1679–95), he composed choral odes and songs for royal occasions. His main interest was music for the theatre; he composed the first English opera Dido and Aeneas (1689) and incidental music for many plays.
Definition of Purcell, Henry in US English:
Purcell, Henry
proper nounpərˈsel
(1659–95), English composer. He composed the first English opera, Dido and Aeneas (1689), and the incidental music for many plays.