# Henry Purcell | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 10:35 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Henry Purcell
- Visible lyric pages: 21

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `henry-purcell`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 10:35 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-d8dd1bcd73ed6947
- Visible lyric pages: 21
- Pages with stored lyric text: 21
- Video-backed song pages: 21
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 10042
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 50
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 7
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Bacchus Is a Pow'r Divine, These Are The Sacred Charms, When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament), Celia Has a Thousand Charms, Cold Song, Fairest Isle, One Charming Night (Secrecy), and Sound The Trumpet
- Current-month titles with activity: These Are The Sacred Charms
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Henry Purcell was born in London in 1659 and showed musical talent early on. His father was a musician in the Chapel Royal, and Purcell later studied under composer John Blow. By 1682, he was appointed Composer for the King's Musick, writing music for the court of King Charles II. Purcell's opera 'Dido and Aeneas' premiered in 1689 and remains his most famous work. The aria 'When I Am Laid...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Bacchus Is a Pow'r Divine — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/bacchus-is-a-pow-r-divine
2. These Are The Sacred Charms — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/these-are-the-sacred-charms
3. When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament) — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/when-i-am-laid-in-earth-dido-s-lament
4. Celia Has a Thousand Charms — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/celia-has-a-thousand-charms
5. Cold Song — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/cold-song
6. Fairest Isle — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/fairest-isle
7. One Charming Night (Secrecy) — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/one-charming-night-secrecy
8. Sound The Trumpet — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/sound-the-trumpet
9. The Honour Of a Jubilee — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/the-honour-of-a-jubilee
10. A Prince Of Glorious Race Descended — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/a-prince-of-glorious-race-descended
11. Bid The Virtues — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/bid-the-virtues
12. Come, Ye Sons Of Art — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/come-ye-sons-of-art
13. Fly Bold Rebellion — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/fly-bold-rebellion
14. Hark, Hark Each Tree — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/hark-hark-each-tree
15. Jack, Thou'rt a Toper — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/jack-thou-rt-a-toper
16. Man Is For The Woman Made — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/man-is-for-the-woman-made
17. Music For a While — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/music-for-a-while
18. See Nature, Rejoicing — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/see-nature-rejoicing
19. Strike The Viol — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/strike-the-viol
20. Sweeter Than Roses — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/sweeter-than-roses
21. Wake, Wake, Quivera (The Indian Queen) — https://lyroverse.com/henry-purcell/wake-wake-quivera-the-indian-queen