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William Byrd From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article includes a list of references , but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate (June 2010) For other uses, see William Byrd (disambiguation) William Byrd William Byrd (1540 or late 1539 – 4 July 1623) was an English composer of the Renaissance . He wrote in many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony , keyboard (the so-called virginalist school) and consort music. Contents Provenance Early years The Chapel Royal Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur (1575) ... edit Provenance Our knowledge of Byrd's biography has expanded in recent years, thanks largely to the research of John Harley (Harley, 1997). Following the discovery of a document dated 2 October 1598 in which Byrd's age is given as ‘58 years or ther abouts’ it now appears that he was born in 1540 or late 1539. The older dating 1542–3 is derived from Byrd's will (endorsed on 22 November 1622) which describes him as ‘in the 80th year of my age’. It now becomes clear that it must have been drafted about three years earlier than the date of endorsement. Byrd was born in London , the son of a Thomas Byrd (not Thomas Byrd of the Chapel Royal) about whom little is known citation needed . Byrd had two brothers, Symond and John, and four sisters. It is clear from a reference in the prefatory material in the Tallis/Byrd

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Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... B > William Byrd William Byrd English composer, born in London in 1542 or 1543; died 4 July, 1623. He was the son of a musician, and studied music principally under Thomas Tallis . He became organist at Lincoln Cathedral in 1563, chorister in the Chapel Royal in 1570, and in 1575 received the title of Organist of the Chapel Royal without being obliged to perform the functions of that office. Byrd was the most distinguished contrapuntist and the most prolific composer of his time in England calls him the English Palestrina . He was the first Englishman to write madrigals, a form which originated in Italy in the thirteenth century, and received its highest development in the sixteenth century at the hands of Arcadelt and other masters. An organist and performer of the first order upon the virginals, Byrd wrote for the latter instrument an enormous number of compositions, many of which are played today. His chief significance lies , however, in his compositions for the Church , of which he produced a great many. In 1607 he published a collection of gradualia for the whole ecclesiastical year, among which is to be found a three-part setting of the words of the multitude in the

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William Byrd WILLIAM BYRD (circa 1540July 4, 1623) Page under revision. Illustrations: Frontispiece of Byrd's Psalmes, sonets, and songs of sadnes and pietie, made into musicke of five parts First Page of Byrd's Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum ... Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur... Useful Link: The Keyboard Tuning of William Byrd (John Sankey) Click for further information: William Byrd: A Partial Discography Music Printing in England Click to return: IV M: England Through 1635 The English Madrigalists Instrumental Forms in England through 1635: Keyboard Music Index of Keyboard Composers ... Home Notes 1. Some authorities, notably Hugh Benham, cast serious doubt on whether the co-composer was, in fact, William Byrd, and suggest that the 'mr birde' referred to in the source the Giffard partbooks ) was rather Thomas Byrd. Return to Text

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Download MIDI / ZIP with no daily limits (only 15 euros once for all) Stay tuned! Join our MAP MIDI / ZIP SHEET MUSIC ... Link to us tabdropdown.initializetabmenu("shademenu") more Byrd, William Lincoln c. 1543 - Stondon Massey 1623 Biography William Byrd Download all page MIDI content in one zip file! (Subscribers only) The virginal music Sources are marked in brackets: NE numbers are those in Nevell, PA in Parthenia, FW in FitzWilliam, MB Musica Britannica. Liturgical works: » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI ... » MIDI All recordings made by © John Sankey Pavans and Galliards: » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI ... » MIDI All recordings made by © John Sankey Other dances: » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI ... » MIDI All recordings made by © John Sankey Grounds: » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI ... » MIDI All recordings made by © John Sankey Preludes and Fantasies: » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI ... » MIDI All recordings made by © John Sankey Program music: » MIDI » MIDI All recordings made by © John Sankey Popular tunes: » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI ... » MIDI All recordings made by © John Sankey John Sankey Various/miscellaneous pieces: Choral music: » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI » MIDI ... » MIDI Sequence by © David Miles * Collection by © cipoo.net (under Free Art License).

8. Byrd, William - Definition Of Byrd, William By The Free Online Dictionary, Thesa Thesaurus Legend Synonyms Related Words Antonyms. Noun 1. William Byrd English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Byrd, William

9. William Byrd Definition Of William Byrd In The Free Online Encyclopedia. Byrd, William . Born circa 1543, possibly in Lincolnshire; died July 4, 1623, in StondonMassey, Essex. English composer, founder of the national madrigal school and representative http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/William Byrd

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11. Byrd, William Definition Of Byrd, William In The Free Online Encyclopedia. Byrd, William, 1652–1704, English planter in colonial Virginia Byrd, William, 1652–1704, English planter in early Virginia. He came to America as a youth and took up lands he had http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Byrd, William

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14. William Byrd William Byrd. Born 1543 Birthplace Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Died 4Jul-1623 Location of death Stondon Massey, Essex, England Cause of death unspecified http://www.nndb.com/people/354/000093075/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for William Byrd Born: Birthplace: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Died: 4-Jul Location of death: Stondon Massey, Essex, England Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, St. Peter and St. Paul Churchyard, Stondon Massey, Essex, England Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Composer Nationality: England Executive summary: English madrigalist, composer English musical composer, was probably a member of one of the numerous Lincolnshire families of the name who were to be found at Lincoln, Spalding, Pinchbeck, Moulton and Epworth in the 16th century. According to Wood, he was "bred up to musick under Thomas Tallis ." He was appointed organist of Lincoln Cathedral about 1563, and on the 14th of September 1568 was married at St. Margaret in the Close to Ellen or Julian Birley. On the 22nd of February 1569 he was sworn in as a member of the Chapel Royal, but he does not seem to have left Lincoln immediately. In the Chapel Royal he shared with Tallis the honorary post of organist, and on the 22nd of January 1575 the two composers obtained a license for twenty-one years from Queen Elizabeth I to print music and music-paper, a monopoly which does not seem to have been at all remunerative. In 1575 Byrd and Tallis published a collection of Latin motets for five and six voices, printed by Thomas Vautrollier. In 1578 Byrd and his family were living at Harlington, Middlesex.

15. Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Byrd Byrd was the leading English composer of his generation, and together with his continental colleagues Giovanni Palestrina (c.15251594) and Orlando de Lassus (1532-1594), one of the http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/byrd.php

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16. Byrd, William Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella s Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers. http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/byrd1623.html

Byrd, William Byrd, William Period: Renaissance Born: 1543 in Lincolnshire, England Died: Tuesday, July 4, 1623 in Stondon, England Nation of Origin: United Kingdom CLICK HERE for CDs of this composer. CLICK HERE for Books about this composer. CLICK HERE for Sheet Music by this composer. Major Works: Wrote masses and other sacred works for the Church of England. His keyboard music is published in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. Other Information: Some of his works were published in Parthenia (Greek for "Maidenhood"), a collection of keyboard works in 1611 that also included works of Bull and Gibbons. General Bibliography: Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN: 0198691629 Reese, Gustave, Music in the Renaissance, Sachs, Curt, The Rise of Music in the Ancient World , Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390 Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257 Links to essays at other sites: Music in the Renaissance by Gustave Reese Please note: These links will open in a new window.

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^ Back to Top ^ Back to Discography The World's Leading Classical Music Group Email Password Not a subscriber yet? Keyword Search in All Albums Biographies Reviews New Releases Artists Composers Labels ... Classical Music Home WILLIAM BYRD The greatest English composer of his generation, comparable in stature to his most distinguished continental contemporaries, William Byrd was a versatile composer. Although remaining a Catholic, loyalty that cost him considerable trouble in times of persecution in England, he served as a member of the Chapel Royal, providing music for the liturgy of the Church of England and, on a more private scale, for his fellow-Catholics. Church Music Byrd's compositions for the church may be separated into those for the Catholic liturgy and those designed for the officially recognised Church of England. The first category includes settings of the Mass for three, four and five voices, and a large quantity of other works for the various seasons of the church year. For the Church of England Byrd wrote a Great Service and three other service settings, using the texts of the Anglican liturgy. In addition to these compositions there are a number of anthems and psalm-settings, and consort songs with sacred texts of one sort or another. Vocal Music Byrd also wrote a number of secular consort songs, songs with accompaniment entrusted to varying numbers of instruments.

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Category:Byrd, William Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library Jump to: navigation search William Byrd (ca.1540 — 4 July 1623) Table of Contents: Top A B C ... Z x Show works by type/instrumentation Alternate Names/Transliterations: William Bird, William Byrde Add a piece to this composer page Browse all composers How to edit this template External links Detailed biography: Wikipedia External work lists: Wikipedia Worklist Recordings: Piano Society Pages in category "Byrd, William" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. C Cantiones Sacrae I (Byrd, William) Canzona 'Ego sum panis vivus' (Byrd, William) E The Eagle's Force (Byrd, William) F Fantasia (Byrd, William) Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (Tregian, Francis (the Younger)) G Gradualia II (Byrd, William) The Great Service (Byrd, William) M Mass for Five Voices (Byrd, William) Mass for Four Voices (Byrd, William) My Ladye Nevells Booke of Virginal Music (Byrd, William) P Parthenia (Various) S Second Service (Byrd, William) T This Sweet and Merry Month of May (Byrd, William) Though Amaryllis Dance in Green (Byrd, William) Retrieved from " http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Byrd,_William

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