Byrd

The foremost composer under the reign of Elizabeth I and James I, William Byrd (c. 1540 - 1623) produced countless masses, motets, polyphonic songs, and works for keyboard and instrumental consort. In this biography, author Kerry McCarthy explores the musical world in which Byrd grew up and traces his influence on the English musicians of the early Baroque.

• | By (Author): Kerry McCarthy (Associate Professor of Musicology, Associate Professor of Musicology, Duke University) (Author)
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• | Publication Date: Aug 22, 2013
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0195388755
• | ISBN-13: 9780195388756