Henry Purcell was the most important English composer of the era, described as the "Orpheus Britannicus" for his ability to combine Baroque counterpoint with dramatic settings of English words.

The use of ground bass was common in the Baroque period. Composers would use a ... of a ground bass is in “Dido’s Lament”, from Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Henry Purcell’s Music ...

This young professional artist development programme kicks off with an adaptation of English baroque composer Henry Purcell’s Dido And Aeneas. The work tells the love story of Dido (Alice ...