Official videos
Latest releases
Gardiner Conducts British Works
Morning Star: Music for Epiphany Down the Ages
Byrd: Complete Harpsichord and Organ Music
Byrd: Keyboard Works
Byrd: The Consort Music
Byrd: My Ladye Nevells Booke
With Lilies White. Byrd's Consort Songs & Music for Viols
The Honour of William Byrd
Byrd: Songs of Sundrie Natures. Music for Voices and Viols
Byrd: Mass for Five Voices; Ave verum corpus; Lamentations & Other Works
Byrd 1589
When First by Force a5
About this artist
Born: 1539 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) Born c.1539/40 or 1543.
Died: 1623-07-04 (Stondon Massey, United Kingdom)
William Byrd, English madrigalist and composer.
This 'Father of Musicke' is considered the greatest of the Virginal composers, and has arguably had more influence on the development of English music than any other composer.