# Henry Purcell — Every Record We Rank

Henry Purcell appears once in our Baroque list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Baroque
- **Year:** 1689
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Baroque
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/henry-purcell/

## Appears on

### [Dido and Aeneas](https://waxonia.com/track/henry-purcell--dido-and-aeneas/)

*1689 · No. 3 in [Baroque](https://waxonia.com/genre/baroque/)*

Dido's Lament is five descending chromatic notes repeated eleven times while a woman decides to die. The most economical devastation anyone has written.

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