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Biography

(1540 – 1623)

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.

Top Tracks

1	Kyrie	19
2	Galliard	15
3	Ave verum corpus	14
3	Byrd: Iustorum animae, 5vv	14
3	Have mercy upon me, O God	14
6	Agnus Dei	13
6	Fantasia No. 2 (6 Viols)	13
8	Gloria	12
9	In angel's weed	11
9	In Nomine No. 5	11
9	Pavan	11
12	Fantasia No. 3 (6 Viols)	10
12	Credo	10
14	Qui passe (for my Lady Nevell)	9
15	Byrd: Mass for four voices - Agnus Dei	8