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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_ByrdWilliam Byrd - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › William-ByrdWilliam Byrd | Biography, Compositions, Works, Music, & Facts

    William Byrd (born 1539/40, London, England—died July 4, 1623, Stondon Massey, Essex, England) was an English organist and composer of the Shakespearean age who is best known for his development of the English madrigal. He also wrote virginal and organ music that elevated the English keyboard style.

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  4. www.nytimes.com › 2023/07/04 › artsWilliam Byrd: An Essential English Composer for Four Centuries

    Jul 4, 2023 · When William Byrd died on July 4, 1623, the Cheque Book of the Chapel Royal noted the passing of “a Father of Musick.” That’s not an exaggeration: Today, his legacy as a composer flexible in...

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  6. www.classical-music.com › features › worksWilliam Byrd: greatest works and some of the best recordings ...

    William Byrd: greatest works and some of the best recordings of his music - Classical Music. The Odyssean Ensemble's director Colm Carey on the influence of Byrd and the gems to be found within his somewhat neglected output.

  7. www.oxfordbibliographies.com › abstract › documentWilliam Byrd - Music - Oxford Bibliographies

    Nov 29, 2017 · William Byrd (b. c . 1540–d. 1623) was the most versatile and prolific of English Renaissance composers. His musical career lasted nearly six decades, and more than 500 of his works have survived.

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  9. www.poetryfoundation.org › poets › william-byrdWilliam Byrd | Poetry Foundation

    William Byrd. 1543–1623. The life and activities of Elizabethan composer William Byrd exhibit many connections with the literary world of his time. As a composer of secular vocal music, Byrd knew and used contemporary poetry as texts for his songs, and he likely knew many prominent poets personally. For many years he held the patent for music ...

  10. www.newworldencyclopedia.org › entry › William_ByrdWilliam Byrd - New World Encyclopedia

    William Byrd (c. 1540 – July 4, 1623) was one of the most celebrated English composers of the Renaissance. His entire life was marked by contradictions, and as a true Renaissance man, he cannot be easily categorized.

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