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William Byrd

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Born 1540. Died 04 July 1623.

Biography

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 polyphony, keyboard (the so-called virginalist school) and consort music.

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  1. Second Service & Consort Anthems 2007

    Second Service & Consort Anthems (The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Fretwork, feat. director: Bill Ives)

    Reviewed by Andrew Mellor

    ...one of 2007's most interesting [releases]...

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