Daniel Purcell

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Daniel Purcell (c. 1664 – buried 26 November 1717) was an English Baroque composer, the younger brother or cousin of Henry Purcell.

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+'''Daniel Purcell''' (c. 1664 – buried 26 November 1717) was an [[England|English]] [[Baroque music|Baroque]] composer, the younger brother or cousin of [[Henry Purcell]].
-Motteux worked in the English stage genre then called "opera," which were semi-operas somewhat comparable to modern musicals; works like ''The Rape of Europa by Jupiter'' (1694), ''Acis and Galatea'' (1701), and ''Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus'' (1705), the first two with music by [[John Eccles (composer)|John Eccles]], and the third with music by [[Thomas Clayton (composer)|Thomas Clayton]]. His final works are translations and adaptations of opera libretti from the Italian.
-As was typical of [[English Restoration|Restoration]] drama, Motteux's plays often adapted earlier works; and his plays in turn were adapted by others into new forms. His semi-opera ''The Island Princess, or the Generous Portuguese'' (1699) was an adaptation of [[John Fletcher (playwright)|John Fletcher]]'s play ''[[The Island Princess]]'', with music by [[Daniel Purcell]]. After his death, the comic subplot of ''Acis and Galatea'' was transformed into "a comic mask" called ''Roger and Joan, or the Country Wedding'' (1739). Much later, [[David Garrick]] adapted ''The Novelty'' into a farce titled ''The Lying Varlet'', published in 1823.
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