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William Byrd

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English composer (ca. 1540-1623)

United KingdomMusiciansLived 1543 to 1623 · aged 80
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William Byrd 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.

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Wenceslas Hollar, Lincoln Cathedral from the west (before 1677)Wenceslas Hollar, Lincoln Cathedral from the west (before 1677)The Darnley portrait of Elizabeth I, c. 1575, the year she granted Byrd and Thomas Tallis a monopoly on printing musicThe Darnley portrait of Elizabeth I, c. 1575, the year she granted Byrd and Thomas Tallis a monopoly on printing musicThe Petre family seat at Ingatestone Hall, EssexThe Petre family seat at Ingatestone Hall, EssexSt Edmund and St Mary's, Ingatestone, Essex from the southeast, where Byrd was possibly buried.St Edmund and St Mary's, Ingatestone, Essex from the southeast, where Byrd was possibly buried.Parthenia, published in 1612Parthenia, published in 1612

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William Byrd 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 composers of early music.

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United Kingdom
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1543 to 1623 · aged 80
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