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Composer: Byrd, William (1540-1623)

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Wigmore Hall

Thu 18 Dec at 19:30

Blow, Byrd, Purcell, Handel

Christie, Les Arts Florissants

Wigmore Hall

Wed 11 Feb at 19:30

Antognini, Mendelssohn, Ulusoy-Horsley, Byrd, Williams, Barber, Poulenc, Martin

Budd, Short, Tenebrae

Leeds Cathedral

Mon 16 Feb at 13:15

Harris, Byrd, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Weir, Farrington

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Byrd, William

Fact file

Year of birth	1540
Year of death	1623
Nationality	United Kingdom
Period	Early

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Ave verum corpus Fantasia à 3 in C, no. 1 Fantasia à 3 in C, no. 3 Mass for Four Voices Ne irascaris Domine See all...

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