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Music for a While

song by Henry Purcell
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Music for a While

Summary

Music for a While is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Music for a While's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Music for a While's composer is recorded as Henry Purcell[4].
  • Music for a While's genre is incidental music[5].
  • Music for a While's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • 1692 marks the founding of Music for a While[7].
  • Music for a While's lyricist is recorded as John Dryden[8].
  • Music for a While's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Music for a While'}[9].
  • Music for a While's form of creative work is recorded as song[10].

Body

Publication

Music for a While's language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is incidental music[5].

Why It Matters

Music for a While ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Henry Purcell John Dryden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Music for a While. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/music-for-a-while
MLA “Music for a While.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/music-for-a-while.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_music-for-a-while_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Music for a While}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/music-for-a-while}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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