September 4, 2019
One of England’s greatest composers, William Byrd is a fascinating and complicated figure in the history of Catholic music. The musician in Queen Elizabeth’s royal chapel, he was associated with the highest ranks of Anglican institutions while writing music for the secret Catholic masses. In the first of two episodes in Bird, singer and scholar Kelly McCarthy sets Bird in the context of musical and religious confusion in the post-reformed Britain. She discusses how he navigated his secret Catholic activities, including the British court circle and his three masses.
In this episode you will hear Byrd’s next work (all kindly used by the named group):
Fantasia #2 spouse #2, made by Rose spouse of Biose Byrd: Spouse and Keyboard Music, Songs, Songs https://www.amazon.com/voces8-tapestry-bruckner-byrd-monteverdi/dp/b006utdfe8
Rejoices the Lord who was played by the Rose of Violence along with Tessa Bonner in the same album
Performed by Agnus dei, voces8 of Mass for 4 Voices Choral tapestry https://www.amazon.com/voces8-tapestry-bruckner-byrd-monteverdi/dp/b006utdfe8
Agnus dei of Mass for 5 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=en&
Interview with Barnaby Smith from Voces8 8 https://www.catholicculture.org/podcast/index.cfm?id=24
voces8 http://www.voces8.com/
Gesualdo Six https://www.thegesualdosix.co.uk/
Violent Rose Spouse https://www.alisoncrum.myzen.co.uk/roseconsortweb/index.htm
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