"Who is England’s greatest composer? Britten and Elgar have their fans, but many say Vaughan Williams is greater than either, and still others would vote for one of our great Renaissance composers such as Thomas Tallis or William Byrd. For me it’s none of these. It’s a workaholic Londoner born 350 years ago who had a talent as wondrous as Mozart’s and, like him, died at the cruelly young age of 36."
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Ivan Hewett, "Was Purcell our finest composer?" (30 Dec 2009)
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Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell (c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer.
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