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Byrd, William
English Renaissance and early Baroque composer William Byrd was born in 1542 or 1543 and died in 1623. A student of Thomas Tallis, he was the first Englishman to write madrigals and composed a great number of religious pieces.
Sites in Byrd, William
William Byrd (1543-1623)
Message board and live chat about the life and works.
Byrd, William
Catholic Encyclopedia article examining life, sacred and secular music, and related composers.
MIDI World: William Byrd
Article about music notation, tuning, and interpretation and MIDI audio files of liturgical works, pavans and galliards, other dances, grounds, preludes and fantasies, program music, popular tunes, and other works.
The Recorder Page: Byrd, William
Discography compiled by Nicholas S. Lander and Christopher Short.
Byrd, William (1543 - 1623)
Brief biography and caricature with summaries of church, vocal, consort, and keyboard music and recommended recordings.
William Byrd
Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, portrait, works with MIDI audio samples, and links.
Byrd, William (1543 - 1623), United Kingdom
Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
William Byrd
Biography, discography, related composers and concepts, background information, and links from the Here as of Sunday Morning radio program on WBAI-FM in New York.
The Keyboard Music of William Byrd
Recordings of harpsichord works and notes on style and performance with link to MIDI audio files.
Classical Music Archies: Byrd
Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Complete solo keyboard works. Over 100 complete files offered in MIDI format.
Byrd MIDI files
Real player MIDI files (free download). From 'Kunst der Fuge'.
Byrd, William
Biography examining his versatility in composing both secular and sacred vocal music as well as various instrumental works includes summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
Virtual Byrd Choir
Audio files of Byrd's choral works performed by a Tokyo-based solo ensemble. Streaming Real Audio RAM and Window's Media WMA formats. Links to Virtual Wilbye Consort sites. |
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