William Byrd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Byrd (1540 or late 1539- 4 July 1623) was an English composer of the Renaissance. He cultivated many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular...
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Byrd was the most distinguished contrapuntist and the most prolific composer of his time in England. Fétis calls him the English Palestrina. ... Probably in the same year was issued "Parthenia", a collection of virginal music, in which Byrd collaborated with J. ... Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > B > William Byrd...
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WILLIAM BYRD (circa 1540--July 4, 1623) ... 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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Another secret diary of William Byrd of Westover, 1739-1741, with letters & literary exercises, 1696-1726. Ed. Maude H. Woodfin, translated and collated by Marion Tinling. Richmond: The Dietz Press, 1942. F229 .B9717...
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www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap2/byrd.html
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Born in London at the end of 1539 or early 1540, William Byrd was the foremost composer of the Elizabethan age and among the three or four English composers since the Renaissance who have stood unequivocally as equals with their continental contemporaries.
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William Byrd II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Byrd II (28 March 1674 – 26 August 1744) was a planter and author from Charles City County, Virginia. He is considered the founder of Richmond, Virginia. William Byrd II was born at Westove...
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