William Byrd and His Contemporaries: Essays and a Monograph
Philip Brett, Joseph Kerman, and Davitt Moroney
Abstract
This book features chapters on the music of the Tudor period, the work of William Byrd (c.1540–1623), and other composers of the period, including John Taverner, Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons, and Thomas Weelkes. Byrd was a prominent court composer, but also a Catholic. Besides important instrumental music and English songs, he wrote a great deal of sacred music, some for his Protestant patrons, and some for his fellow Catholics who celebrated mass in secret. The chapters range from a report on the Paston manuscripts to a monograph-length study of Byrd's magnum opus, Gradualia, and consider b ... More
This book features chapters on the music of the Tudor period, the work of William Byrd (c.1540–1623), and other composers of the period, including John Taverner, Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons, and Thomas Weelkes. Byrd was a prominent court composer, but also a Catholic. Besides important instrumental music and English songs, he wrote a great deal of sacred music, some for his Protestant patrons, and some for his fellow Catholics who celebrated mass in secret. The chapters range from a report on the Paston manuscripts to a monograph-length study of Byrd's magnum opus, Gradualia, and consider both sacred and secular music, and vocal and instrumental traditions, providing a glimpse into what was unique about Byrd and his music.
Keywords:
John Taverner,
Thomas Tallis,
Orlando Gibbons,
Thomas Weelkes,
Catholic composer,
instrumental music,
English songs,
sacred music,
Paston manuscripts,
Gradualia
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2006 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780520247581 |
| Published to California Scholarship Online: May 2012 |
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520247581.001.0001 |
