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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
An undated etching of Byrd by Gerard Vandergucht (after Nicola Francesco Haym)
An undated etching of Byrd by Gerard Vandergucht (after Nicola Francesco Haym)
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 music
The Darnley portrait of Elizabeth I, c. 1575, the year she granted Byrd and Thomas Tallis a monopoly on printing music
The Petre family seat at Ingatestone Hall, Essex
The Petre family seat at Ingatestone Hall, Essex
Thomas Tallis
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Thomas Tallis was an English composer of High Renaissance music. His compositions are primarily vocal, and he occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. Tallis is considered one
William Byrd
…Chapel Royal. According to Anthony Wood, Byrd was "bred up to musick under Tho. Tallis", and a reference in the Cantiones sacrae, published by Byrd and Thomas Tallis in 1575, tends to confirm that Byrd was a pupil of Tallis in the Chapel Royal. If he was—and conclusive evidence has not emerged to verify it—it seems…
Around 1538, Tallis was appointed to serve at Waltham Abbey in Essex
Around 1538, Tallis was appointed to serve at Waltham Abbey in Essex