Henry Purcell

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Henry Purcell (10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695), was an English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music. He is most famous for his works "Dido and Aeneas", "The Faerie Queenie" and "Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary".

In The Frank Zappa Interview Picture Disk, pt.2 Zappa mentioned he brought music cassettes of Purcell with him, along with other favorite composers.

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