William Byrd
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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, Thomas Tallis and Henry Purcell as one of England's most important composers of early music.
An undated etching of Byrd by Gerard Vandergucht (after Nicola Francesco Haym)
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 music
Parthenia, published in 1612
Robert Parsons (composer)
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Robert Parsons was an English composer of the Tudor period who was active during the reigns of King Edward VI, Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I. He is noted for his compositions of church music.
The River Trent at Newark