William Byrd : gentleman of the Chapel Royal / John Harley.
| Author/creator | Harley, John, 1928- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Aldershot, England : Scolar Press ; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate Pub. Co., ©1997. |
| Description | xvi, 480 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, music, facsimiles ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | London and Westminster 1540-1562 -- Lincoln 1563-1572 -- Clerkenwell and Westminster 1572-c. 1576 -- Harlington 1577-1594 -- Stondon Massey 1594-1623 -- Sources and chronology of Byrd's music -- Earliest vocal music -- Instrumental works with cantus firmi -- Early music for the Anglican church -- Early instrumental works without cantus firmi -- The first 'sacred songs' -- Motets of the middle period -- Motets: style and development -- Instrumental works of the middle period -- Secular songs of the middle period -- Anglican music of the middle period -- Masses -- Gradualia -- Later vocal and instrumental music -- Appendices. The Byrd family -- Byrd's children -- Wills -- Byrd's handwriting -- William Byrd and St. Paul's -- Byrd's portrait -- My Ladye Nevells booke. |
| Abstract | William Byrd (1540-1623) is undoubtedly one of the world's great composers, yet this is the first study for sixty years to deal comprehensively with his life and works. The book begins with an authoritative biographical account, incorporating much newly discovered material. Byrd's year of birth, and his family's origins and occupations (ranging from musical instrument-making to money lending), are established for the first time. The second part of the book examines Byrd's development as a composer, and the nature of his achievement. It draws on a wide range of up to date information, and pays particular attention to the chronology of his works. There are many music examples, and nine pages of plates. This thoroughly researched book is completed by a series of appendices, among which is a sixteenth-century genealogy of the Byrd family, and a group of wills that include Byrd and some of his relations. A full catalogue of Byrd's works, a bibliography and indexes round off a volume which is indispensable, both to historians and to everyone with an interest in early music and the England of Elizabeth I and James I. |
| General note | List of composer's works: pages 408-427. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-450) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 96037221 |
| ISBN | 1859281656 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.B996 H37 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |