Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser. Henry Purcell lived and thrived during an age of royal patronage for musicians. He used his position to great advantage, becoming the most prolific composer of his age, and England's only major composer until the 20th century. Join us as we listen to a sample of Purcell's royal "welcome music" written for Queen Mary in 1691. File Size: 7 mb Duration: 7’ 49”
