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Where did Henry Purcell spend most of his life?

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Henry Purcell, a prominent English composer of the Baroque period, spent his entire life in Westminster, London.12

Throughout his career, he held several significant official positions within the city, including serving as an organist at Westminster Abbey and the Chapel Royal.1