Chikamatsu Monzaemon vs Henry Purcell
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Compare the life timelines of Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653–1725) and Henry Purcell (1659–1695) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 36 years, from 1659 to 1695.
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Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653–1725)
- — Born into a samurai family in Echizen Province Verified
- — Moved with his family to Kyoto Verified
- — Began writing plays for the jōruri puppet theatre Verified
- — Began his collaboration with the chanter Takemoto Gidayū Verified
- — Wrote kabuki plays for the actor Sakata Tōjūrō I Verified
- — Premiere of The Love Suicides at Sonezaki Verified
- — Settled in Osaka as staff playwright of the Takemoto-za Verified
- — Premiere of The Battles of Coxinga Verified
- — Premiere of The Love Suicides at Amijima Verified
- — Died in Osaka at about age 72 Verified
Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
- — Born in Westminster, London Verified
- — Became a chorister in the Chapel Royal Verified
- — Appointed keeper of the king's instruments Verified
- — Appointed organist of Westminster Abbey Verified
- — Married Frances Peters Verified
- — Appointed organist of the Chapel Royal Verified
- — Composed the opera Dido and Aeneas Verified
- — Premiere of the semi-opera King Arthur Verified
- — Composed music for the funeral of Queen Mary II Verified
- — Died in Westminster, London Verified