Purcell, Henry, (c1659-1695), composer

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Surname:	Purcell
Forenames:	Henry
Gender:	Male
Date:	c1659-1695
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P130851 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P23619 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	musical MSS	Cambridge University: Fitzwilliam Museum		See Handbook 1952
2	c1600-1900: songs and instrumental pieces	British Library, Music Collections	Egerton MS 2956-60, 2969, 3767
3	MS songs and odes	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Mus c 28
4	MSS	Royal Academy of Music Library		See ASLIB Directory of Literary and Historical Collections 1993
5	1701-1799: Musical mss	British Library, Music Collections	Add MS 29386, 29397
6	1801-1899: Musical mss	British Library, Music Collections	Add MS 30273
7	1601-1700: copies of 'She who my poor heart posseses', 'How happy are they', and 'Cease anxious world'	British Library, Music Collections	Music Deposit 2016/52	See Annual Return 2016