September 4, 2019
One of Britain’s greatest composers, William Byrd is a fascinating and complex figure in the history of Catholic music. A musician at Queen Elizabeth’s Royal Chapel, he worked alongside the highest offices of the Church of England, composing music for Catholic secret masses. In the first of two episodes about Byrd, singer and academic Kelly McCarthy sets Byrd in the context of the musical and religious upheavals of post-Reformation England. She tells of how he acted in English court circles and of his secret Catholic activities, including his three Masses.
In this episode, you can hear the following works by Bird (all used with kind permission from the indicated groups):
Fantasia for Consort #2, performed by The Rose Consort of Viols Bard: Consort and Keyboard Music, Songs and Hymns https://www.amazon.com/Voces8-Tapestry-BRUCKNER-BYRD-MONTEVERDI/dp/B006UTDFE8
Rejoice Unto the Lord, played by Rose Consort of Viols and Tessa Bonner on the same album
Agnus Dei from Mass for 4 voices, performed by VOCES8 choral tapestry https://www.amazon.com/Voces8-Tapestry-BRUCKNER-BYRD-MONTEVERDI/dp/B006UTDFE8
From Agnus Dei Mass for Five Voices (Gesualdo Six) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWFjvqNHgEY
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kelly mccarthy bird https://global.oup.com/academic/product/byrd-9780195388756?cc=us&lang=ja&
VOCES8 Interview with Barnaby Smith https://www.catholicculture.org/podcast/index.cfm?id=24
VOCES8 http://www.voces8.com/
Gesualdo Six https://www.thegesualdosix.co.uk/
Viol’s Rose Consort https://www.alisoncrum.myzen.co.uk/roseconsortweb/index.htm
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