William Byrd

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William Byrd was a prominent English Renaissance composer and organist known for his influential sacred and secular vocal music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance composer
composer
organist
person
birthYear c.1540
coHolderOfPrivilegeWith Thomas Tallis NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Thomas Tallis NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
deathYear 1623
employer Chapel Royal NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup English
familyName Byrd NERFINISHED
genre consort music
keyboard music
sacred music
secular vocal music
givenName William
influenced John Bull NERFINISHED
Orlando Gibbons NERFINISHED
Thomas Morley NERFINISHED
knownFor English anthems
English liturgical music
Latin motets
development of the English madrigal style
keyboard works
movement English Renaissance NERFINISHED
name William Byrd NERFINISHED
notableFor combining Catholic liturgical music with Anglican court patronage
notableWork Cantiones Sacrae (1575) NERFINISHED
Cantiones Sacrae (1591) NERFINISHED
Gradualia NERFINISHED
Mass for Five Voices NERFINISHED
Mass for Four Voices NERFINISHED
Mass for Three Voices NERFINISHED
My Ladye Nevells Booke NERFINISHED
Parthenia (contributions)
Psalmes, Sonets and Songs of Sadnes and Pietie NERFINISHED
Songs of Sundrie Natures NERFINISHED
occupation composer
music publisher
organist
placeOfActivity Essex NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Gentleman of the Chapel Royal NERFINISHED
organist of the Chapel Royal
privilege exclusive music printing patent in England
receivedPrivilegeFrom Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholic NERFINISHED
stylePeriod Renaissance NERFINISHED

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Thomas Tallis collaboratedWith William Byrd
Byrd hasNotableBearer William Byrd
Thomas Tallis influenced William Byrd