Who taught Henry Purcell after Mr Cooke died?

Who taught Henry Purcell after Mr Cooke died?

Pelham Humphrey
When Henry was only thirteen years old, his teacher, Henry Cooke, died. Mr Cooke’s son-in-law, Pelham Humphrey, who was a very clever musician, took his place and taught Henry a lot about writing different styles of music.

How many pieces did Purcell?

Henry Purcell, (born c. 1659, London, England—died November 21, 1695, London), English composer of the middle Baroque period, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, Dido and Aeneas; and his incidental music to a version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream called The Fairy Queen.

Where was Purcell born?

Westminster, London, United KingdomHenry Purcell / Place of birth

Where was Purcell employed?

Where was Purcell employed when he wrote Dido and Aeneas? He was a music teacher in a girls’ school. The earliest opera plots were drawn from real-life situations.

Did Henry Purcell have any siblings?

Daniel Purcell
Edward Purcell
Henry Purcell/Siblings

When just a teenager Purcell worked at Westminster Abbey as?

Organist
Purcell was already a great keyboard virtuoso by his late teens and just twenty when he was made Organist of Westminster Abbey – which was one of the biggest jobs in music at this time. Later on (1682) Purcell was appointed organist at the Chapel Royal, his most prestigious post at the time.

Was Henry Purcell a teacher?

Thomas Purcell was a gentleman of the Chapel Royal which meant that he sang in the king’s choir. Soon Henry was singing in the Chapel Royal. This was the best musical training a boy could have in England. His teachers were Captain Henry Cooke, and then Pelham Humfrey.

Which instrument group formed the core of the Baroque Orchestra?

As well as violins and woodwinds, baroque orchestras often contained basso continuo instruments such as the theorbo, the lute, the harpsichord and the pipe organ. In the Baroque period, the size of an orchestra was not standardised.