Editing Henry Purcell (section)

===Theatre music===
[[File:Henry Purcell by John Closterman.jpg|thumb|Henry Purcell by [[John Closterman|John Closterma]]]]
In 1687, he resumed his connection with the theatre by furnishing the music for [[John Dryden]]'s tragedy ''[[Tyrannick Love]]''. In this year, Purcell also composed a march and passepied called ''Quick-step'', which became so popular that [[Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton|Lord Wharton]] adapted the latter to the verses of ''[[Lillibullero]]''. In or before January 1688, Purcell composed his anthem ''Blessed are they that fear the Lord'' by the express command of the King. A few months later, he wrote the music for D'Urfey's play, ''The Fool's Preferment''. In 1690, he composed the music for [[Thomas Betterton|Betterton]]'s adaptation of [[John Fletcher (playwright)|Fletcher]] and [[Philip Massinger|Massinger]]'s ''Prophetess'' (afterwards called ''[[Dioclesian]]'') and Dryden's ''[[Amphitryon (Dryden)|Amphitryon]]''.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=659}} In 1691, he wrote the music for what is sometimes considered his dramatic masterpiece, ''[[King Arthur (opera)|King Arthur, or The British Worthy]]''.{{sfn|Hutchings|1982|p=54}} In 1692, he composed ''[[The Fairy-Queen]]'' (an adaptation of Shakespeare's ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''), the score of which (his longest for theatre){{sfn|Hutchings|1982|p=55}} was rediscovered in 1901 and published by the [[Purcell Society]].{{sfn|Westrup|1975|p=75}} ''The Indian Queen'' followed in 1695, in which year he also wrote songs for [[The Tempest (Dryden)|Dryden and Davenant's version]] of Shakespeare's ''[[The Tempest]]'' (recently, this has been disputed by music scholars<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicalarchives.com/work/22330.html#tvf=tracks&tv=about|title=Henry Purcell – ''The Tempest'', Z.631 (semi-opera)|website=classicalarchives.com}}</ref>), probably including "Full fathom five" and "Come unto these yellow sands".{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=659}} ''The Indian Queen'' was adapted from a tragedy by Dryden and [[Robert Howard (playwright)|Sir Robert Howard]].{{sfn|Hutchings|1982|p=55}} In these [[semi-opera]]s (another term for which at the time was "dramatic opera"), the main characters of the plays do not sing but speak their lines: the action moves in dialogue rather than recitative. The related songs are sung "for" them by singers, who have minor dramatic roles.

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 | filename     = Henry Purcell (1659-1695) – In Nomine à6, Z.746 for Treble, Tenor & Bass Viols.ogg
 | title        = In Nomine à6, Z.746 for Treble, Tenor & Bass Viols
 | filename2    = Henry Purcell (1659-1695) – In Nomine à7, Z.747 for Treble, Tenor & Bass Viols.ogg
 | title2       = In Nomine à7, Z.747 for Treble, Tenor & Bass Viols
 | description2 = Performed by Phillip W. Serna, Treble, Tenor & Bass [[Viol]]s
}}

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 | filename     = Purcell i was glad.ogg
 | title        = I was Glad
 | description  =
 | filename2    = Purcell ode. 1 sinfonia.ogg
 | title2       = Ode 1 – Sinfonia
 | description2 =
 | filename3    = Purcell ode. 2 welcome to all the pleasures.ogg
 | title3       = Ode 2 – Welcome to All
 | description3 =
 | filename4    = Purcell ode. 3 hail to this happy assembly.ogg
 | title4       = Ode 3 – Hail to this Happy Assembly
 | description4 =
 | filename5    = Purcell ode. 4 here the deities approve.ogg
 | title5       = Ode 4 – Here the Deities Approve
 | description5 =
 | filename6    = Purcell ode. 5 while joys celestial.ogg
 | title6       = Ode 5 – While Joys Celestial
 | description6 =
 | filename7    = Purcell ode. 6 then lift up your voices.ogg
 | title7       = Ode 6 – Then Lift Up Your Voices
 | description7 =
 | filename8    = Purcell ode. 7 beauty, thou scene of love.ogg
 | title8       = Ode 7 – Beauty, Thou Scene of Love
 | description8 =
 | filename9    = Purcell ode. 8 in a consort of voices.ogg
 | title9       = Ode 8 – In a Consort of Voices
 | description9 =
| filename10=Henry Purcell - Toccata Amajor.ogg
| title10=Toccata in A major
| description10=Performed by Sylvia Kind
| filename11=09 The Queen's Dolour (A Farewell) Henry Purcell Transcribed Ronald Stevenson (1958) Mark Gasser Piano (Live Recording).ogg
| title11="The Queen's Dolour (A Farewell)"
| description11=Realised by [[Ronald Stevenson]] (1958), performed live by [[Mark Gasser]]
}}