William Byrd

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William Byrd (1540 or late 1539 –1623) was one of the most celebrated English composers in the Renaissance. He lived until well into the seventeenth century without writing music in the new Baroque fashion, but his superbly constructed keyboard works marked the beginning of the Baroque organ and harpsichord style. Byrd's life is interesting because of his Roman Catholic sympathies combined with his work in the court of the Anglican Queen Elizabeth I. He composed much music, if intermittently, for the Roman Catholic liturgy, particularly i...read more

The queen´s alman Gradualia seu cantionum sacrarum The galliarde to the third pavian Walsingham Ecce advenit Toccata Regina caeli Lord in thy wrath Browning a 5 Prospers for lady mass in advent a5 Plorans ploravit Cantiones sacrae Domine secundum actum meum In tempore paschali Pavane for six viols Sellingers rownde Iustitia Fantasy a4 O sacrum convivium Clarifica me pater ii Deo gratias O christ who art the light and day Solve iubente deo Salve sancta parens Cunctis diebus A gigg Eructavit cor meum O quam gloriosum Cantate domino Senex puerum Tribue domine Optimam partem elegit Cibavit eos Coranto A lesson of voluntarie Suscepimus deus Non vos relinquam orphanos Propter veritatem Ego sum panis vivus Sicut audivimus Callino casturame O salutaris hostia The second grownde Speciosus forma Fortune Kyrie eleison Blame i confess Have with yow to walsingame Who likes to love Come wofull orpheus If women could be fair Cradle song Come to me grief for ever Hodie simon petrus Voluntary a3 My sweet little darling Three french corantos Tu es pastor ovium Sermone blando Prelude in f major O quam suavis est Ne irascaris Laudate pueri The maydens song Tribulationes civitatum O dear life Tribulatio proxima est Memento homo Praise our lord all yee gentiles I thought that love had been a boy La virginella What pleasure have great princes Praeludium to ye fancie Munsers alman In manus tuas Hodie christus natus est Audivi vocem de cælo Salvator mundi ii Magnificat Terra tremuit In fields abroad

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