Wiliam Byrd Flashcards
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William Byrd musical style and contributions
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- English Renaissance composer and singer in the Chapel Royal
- best known for keyboard, instrumental ensemble, sacred vocal works
- composed sacred works for both Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches, in both English and Latin
- well represented in Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, contributing to development of idiomatic keyboard style
- composed songs for solo voice accompanied by consort of viols (string ensemble), a distinctly English genre
