Purcell: A Biography

by Jonathan Keates

Biography of Henry Purcell,
English composer of Baroque Music, 1651-1695. Outlines the change in the development of court music during the Civil War under Protestant rule. Purcell's life and career was a product of the royal court's sponsorship of the arts. After protestant rule, he expands into entertainments and composes for public performance.

Genres: Music

413 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Jonathan Keates, is an English writer, biographer, novelist and Chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund. Keates was educated at Bryanston School and went on to read for his undergraduate degree at Magdalen College, Oxford.

Reviews

[Alex Stephenson]

We hardly know anything about Purcell except that he may have had an affinity for drinking, which makes it difficult to stomach reading almost 300 pages about the lad. A great composer, to be sure, but I felt like I learned far more about the author's opinions on Purcell's music than about Purcell himself.