Sep 4, 2019
One among England’s best composers, William Byrd is a
fascinating and complex determine of Catholic musical historical past. A
musician within the Royal Chapel of Queen Elizabeth, he related to
the very best ranks of the Anglican institution whereas writing music
on the aspect for secret Catholic plenty. On this first of two
episodes on Byrd, singer and scholar Kerry McCarthy units Byrd in
the context of the musical and spiritual upheavals of
post-Reformation England. She discusses how he navigated English
courtroom circles in addition to his secret Catholic actions, together with
his three plenty.
On this episode you’ll hear the next items by Byrd (all
used with form permission from the teams named):
Fantasia #2 for consort, carried out by The Rose Consort of Viols
on Byrd: Consort and Keyboard Music, Songs and
Anthems https://www.amazon.com/Voces8-Tapestry-BRUCKNER-BYRD-MONTEVERDI/dp/B006UTDFE8
Rejoice Unto the Lord, carried out by The Rose Consort of Viols
with Tessa Bonner on the identical album
Agnus Dei from the Mass for 4 voices, carried out by VOCES8
on A Choral Tapestry https://www.amazon.com/Voces8-Tapestry-BRUCKNER-BYRD-MONTEVERDI/dp/B006UTDFE8
Agnus Dei from the Mass for 5 voices (Gesualdo
Six) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWFjvqNHgEY
Hyperlinks
Kerry McCarthy, Byrd https://international.oup.com/educational/product/byrd-9780195388756?cc=us&lang=en&
Interview with Barnaby Smith of VOCES8 https://www.catholicculture.org/podcast/index.cfm?id=24
VOCES8 http://www.voces8.com/
The Gesualdo Six https://www.thegesualdosix.co.uk/
The Rose Consort of Viols https://www.alisoncrum.myzen.co.uk/roseconsortweb/index.htm
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