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William Byrd (/ b ɜːr d /; c. 1540 – 4 July 1623) was an English Renaissance composer. Considered among the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he had a profound influence on composers both from his native country and on the Continent . [ 1 ]
William Byrd. This is a list of the musical compositions by William Byrd, one of the most celebrated English composers of the Renaissance. Vocal works
My Ladye Nevells Booke consists of 42 pieces for keyboard by William Byrd, widely considered [1] one of the greatest English composers of his time. Although the music was copied by John Baldwin, a singing man from St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, who was also paid for copying music at the chapel in the 1580s, [2] the pieces seem to have been selected, organised and even edited and corrected ...
The Mass for Five Voices is a choral Mass setting by the English composer William Byrd (c. 1540–1623). It was probably written c. 1594 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and is one of three settings of the Mass Ordinary which Byrd published in the early 1590s.
The Mass for Four Voices is a choral Mass setting by the English composer William Byrd (c.1540–1623). It was written around 1592–1593 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and is one of three settings of the Mass Ordinary which he published in London in the early 1590s.
Compositions by William Byrd (11 P) S. Byrd scholars (4 P) Pages in category "William Byrd" This category contains only the following page.
Pages in category "Compositions by William Byrd" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Byrd's piece was included in two of the most important collections of keyboard music of the Renaissance, My Ladye Nevells Booke and the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. My Lady Nevells Booke is dated 1591, which provides a terminus ante quem for Byrd's composition. [2] The Carman's Whistle was a popular work in Byrd's lifetime.