Number three, exercise seven.0:04
Listen to the information about the British composer Henry Purcell and choose the right item in the statements that follow.0:08
Henry Purcell was born in 1659 in London.0:22
After his father, he became a chorister, a singer, in the Chapel Royale.0:26
The talented boy started composing music at the age of nine.0:31
He composed the music to the works by the most prominent poets of his time.0:35
His compositions contained songs and choruses which never fail to please, even at the present day.0:40
At the age of 21, Henry Purcell was appointed organist of Westminster Abbey.0:47
It was the most honorable position an English musician could occupy at that time.0:52
For six years, Purcell devoted himself almost completely to the composition of religious music.0:57
At the same time, he wrote the musical drama Dido and Aeneas, which became one of the first real operas in England.1:04
In it, there's not a word of spoken dialogue and the music is full of inspiration.1:12
The opera was very popular among private circles.1:18
In 1682, Purcell became organist of the Chapel Royale, and a year later, his first printed composition, 12 Sonatas, was published.1:22
Henry Purcell is mostly remembered for his beautiful anthems, such as Music to the Tragedy, Tyrannic Love.1:33
But Purcell's greatest work is considered to be Te Deum, a religious hymn praising God composed with orchestral accompaniment.1:40
It was so perfect that in the years to come, it was annually performed in St. Paul's Cathedral.1:48
Purcell died in 1695 and was buried under the organ in Westminster Abbey.1:53
His widow published a number of his works, including the now famous collection of songs Orpheus Britannicus.1:59
Purcell wrote operas, religious music, many odes, cantatas, and other pieces of music.2:05
He is undoubtedly one of the greatest British composers of all times whose music hasn't been forgotten.2:10
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