3. William Byrd’s Life English composer of the Renaissance He made several types of music, including sacred, vocal, keyboard, and consort music. The knowledge of his biography has expanded largely because of John Harley. He was a pupil of Thomas Tallis , the leading composing member of the Chapel Royal Choir.
4. William Byrd’s Life (Cont’d) He published work as early as his teenage years, but they were not published until 1605. His first name professional employment was an organist and choirmaster of the Lincoln Cathedral His works were preserved in the “Fitzwilliam Virginal Book,” which is a significant reference work on Elizabethan keyboard music
5. Sacred music Religious music (also sacred music) is music performed or composed for religious use or through religious influence. Could be for church or devotional use YouTube - William Byrd - Laudibus in Sanctis
6. What’s the Difference? Keyboard Music Consort Music YouTube - William Byrd - Fantasia #2 - Viol Consort William Byrd is recognized as the most important developer of the genre. He regarded it as a standard means to set vernacular poetry. He states that these are “originally made for instruments to express the harmony and one voice to pronounce the ditty.” Byrd was well known as a keyboard-player. He wrote a wealth of music for the virginals, Fantasias, Pavans and Galliards, the fashionable paired dances of the time, and song variations. YouTube - My LadyeNevellsGrownde (virginal)
7. Vocal Music YouTube - William Byrd Mass for four voices vocal group Intrada Moscow music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
8. More Songs by William Byrd An example of William Byrd’s Orchestra YouTube - William Byrd: Ave verum corpus / The Tallis Scholars This composition by Byrd is from his GradualiaBook two from 1607. TuesPetrus affords a fine example of Byrd's contrapuntal ingenuity and of his musical "word-painting YouTube - TuesPetrus - William Byrd [1540 - 1623]
