William Byrd

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William Byrd (; 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. He is often considered along with John Dunstaple and Henry Purcell as one of England's most important early music composers. Byrd wrote in 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. He produced sacred music for Anglican services, but during the 1570s became a Roman Catholic, and wrote Catholic sacred music later in his life.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1540 (London), Died July 4, 1623 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CVE-72644	12-in.	5/27/1932	Look down, o Lord	Bryn Mawr College. Chorus	Female vocal chorus	composer
Victor	BS-77862	10-in.	10/23/1933	Pavana	American Society of Ancient Instruments	Instrumental quintet	composer
Victor	CS-77887	12-in.	11/1/1933	Pavane	American Society of Ancient Instruments ; Ben Stad	Instrumental quintet	composer
Victor	BS-98827	10-in.	1/10/1936	Now is the month of May	London Madrigal Singers	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	composer
Victor	BS-07603	10-in.	4/19/1937	Pavane	Jeanne Behrend ; Alexander Kelberine ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski	Orchestra and 2 pianos	composer
Victor	BS-07604	10-in.	4/19/1937	Gigue	Jeanne Behrend ; Alexander Kelberine ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski	Orchestra and 2 pianos	composer
Victor	BS-041798	10-in.	10/19/1939	Lullaby, my sweet little baby	Lee Jones Madrigal Singers	Mixed vocal quintet	composer
Gramophone	Bb12564	10-in.	2/22/1928	Wolsey's wilde	Wanda Landowska	Harpsichord solo	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WA7170	10-in.	between February and April 1928	Justorum animae	St. George's Singers	Vocal chorus	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WA7171	10-in.	between February and April 1928	Agnus Dei	St. George's Singers	Vocal chorus	composer

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byrd, William," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102005.

Byrd, William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102005.

"Byrd, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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LCNAR: Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50032948

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ISNI: 0000 0001 0936 7704 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000109367704

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1802027

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