Byrd (Byrde), William c1540-4.jul.1623 England, London - Essex, Stondon Massey
organist, choirmaster, 25.mar.1563 at Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln Lincolnshire

Title Parts


Mass for 3 voices. 1594
Tallis Scholars / Peter Phillips
1 - Kyrie
2 - Gloria
3 - Credo
4 - Sanctus
5 - Benedictus
6 - Agnus Dei
Mass for 4 voices. 2 Sopranos, alto, tenor, bass. 1593
idem
1 - Kyrie
2 - Gloria
3 - Credo
4 - Sanctus
5 - Benedictus
6 - Agnus Dei
Mass for 5 voices. Soprano, countertenor, tenor, 2 baritones. 1595
idem
1 - Kyrie
2 - Gloria
3 - Credo
4 - Sanctus
5 - Benedictus
6 - Agnus Dei
Great Service in F. 5-10vv. in 7 parts
best perf: Graham Green treble, Thomas Elias treble, Stephen Hilton a, Benjamin Phillips a, Anthony Musson a, Christopher Cullen t, Robert Graham-Campbell t, Christopher Walker t, Gavin Carr b, Lawrence Whitehead b, King's College Choir, Richard Farnes organ / Stephen Cleobury. EMI Reflexe 747771
bad perf: 1-3,5-7 Tallis Scholars / Peter Phillips. Gimell 011
[rem: since the good cd guides recommend the Tallis Scholars, I never trust them anymore. They are so totally wrong here, I wonder if they are actually listening. The King's College is of such moving beauty, the Tallis Scholars don't even come close]
** Morning Service:
1 - Venite. O come let us sing unto the Lord
2 - Te Deum
3 - Benedictus. 3 Countertenors, tenor and choir
4 - Kyrie
5 - Creed
Evening Service:
6 - Introit. Lift up your heads. Psalm 24
7 - First preces
8 - O clap your hands. Psalm 47
9 - Magnificat
10 - Nunc dimittis
* 11 - Responses
* 12 - Prayers
13 - Collects
14 - O Lord make me Thy servant. Anthem
16 - Sing joyfully unto God our strength. Psalm 81/1-4. Anthem
Lamentation on the death of Thomas Tallis. Tenor and choir
? Ye sacred muse 1585

O sacred muses. Voices and instruments
Ensemble Charivari Agreable

The hunt's up. Virginal. Bk40
Davitt Moroney. Hyperion 66551

The marche to the fighte "The Batell". Brass ens
Pavan and galliard "Passamezzo" no1 in g. 12:00
Colin Tillney harpsichord.

Walsingham "Have with you to Walsingham". Variations for harpsichord. MB7/8
Aapo Hakkinen

Sermone blando. BE17/23
Loeki Stardust Kwartet

Ave verum corpus. Motet 4vv. p1605
Tallis Scholars / Peter Phillips. Gimell 345

Diliges Dominum
The Sixteen / Harry Christophers

Exsurge Domine. Motet
Emma Kirkby s, Ian Thomson ct, Boxtelse Cantorij / Wil Barten, The Spirit of Gambo / Freek Borstlap, Gerard Habraken organ

O Lord how vain are all our delights
Emma Kirkby s, Ian Thomson ct, Boxtelse Cantorij / Wil Barten, The Spirit of Gambo / Freek Borstlap, Gerard Habraken organ

Ad Dominum cum tribularer. Motet. 8v
The Sixteen / Andrew Carwood

Quomodo cantabimus. Motet 8v
Tallis Scholars / Peter Phillips

Haec Dies. Easter gradual. Motet 6vv
from Cantiones Sacrae 1591
Choir New College Oxford / Edward Higginbottom. CRD 3439

Though Amaryllis dance in green. Madrigal
Cambridge Singers / John Rutter

Alman in G. Harp. Bk11
Andrew Lawrence King

Rowland or Lord Willoughby's welcome. Bk7
Andrew Lawrence King

Prelude in a. Praeludium to ye fancie fantasia
Andrew Lawrence King

Fantasy in a ( for viols )
Andrew Lawrence King harp

If women could be fair. Voice and 4 viols. pub1588
Michael Chance, Fretwork. Virgin 561561

O Lord make thy servant Elizabeth
Tallis Scholars / Peter Phillips. Gimell 011

O God the proud are risen
idem

Sing joyfully unto God our strength. 6v
idem

Senex puerum portabat. Anthem
Durham Cathedral Choir / James Lancelot, Keith Wright

La Volta. Harpsichord
Rafael Puyana

Laetentur coeli. Choir and organ
Canterbury Cathedral / David Flood, Timothy Noon. York 136

Vigilate. Choir and organ
Canterbury Cathedral / David Flood, Timothy Noon. York 136

My lord of Oxenford's maske
New London Consort Orchestra / Philip Pickett. Lynn Records 011

My lord Willoughbies welcome home. Lute
from the Jane Pickering lute book
Jacob Heringman

5 In nomines a 5. Viol consort. BE17/18-22
Fretwork. Virgin 561561

Alman. Harpsichord. MB117
Aapo Hakkinen

Fantasia a 3
Daphna Mor, Piffaro: Christa Patton, Grant Herreid, Greg Ingles, Joan Kimball, Robert Wiemken, Priscilla Smith, Tom Zajac. Navona Records 5823

Lullaby my sweet little baby. Voice and 4 viols. 1588
David Cordier ct, Tragicomedia / Stephen Stubbs

Vide Domine afflictionem. Motet
Cardinall's Musick / Andrew Carwood. ASV GAU 224

Recordare Domine. Motet
from Cantione Sacrae 1591
Cardinall's Musick / Andrew Carwood

Laudibus in sanctis. Anthem on words psalm 150. 5vv. 1591
St.John's College Cambridge / Christopher Robinson

Cantate Domino
Trinity College Cambridge / Richard Marlow

O Lord, open thou our lips. Responsory
Nederlands Kamerkoor / Paul Hillier

Save me O God. Psalm
Nederlands Kamerkoor / Paul Hillier

Prevent us, O Lord
Nederlands Kamerkoor / Paul Hillier

O God give ear and do apply. Motet 5vv
Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice

Delight is dead. Soprano, countertenor and viols
Tamara Crout, Lawrence Lipnik, New York Consort of Viols

Ah silly soul. Countertenor and viols
Michael Chance, Fretwork. Virgin 7243561173

O God that guides the cheerful sun. Tenor, choir, viols and organ
Rogers Covey-Crump, Choir of Magdalen College Oxford, Fretwork, Ryan Leonard / Bill Grayston Ives. Harmonia Mundi 907440

Miserere me
Guildford Cathedral Choir / Barry Rose

Mass Propers for Pentecost
from Gradualia 1607
Stile Antico. Harmonia Mundi 807463
1 - Introit. Spiritus Domini
2 - Offertory. Confirma hoc Deus
3 - Communion. Factus est repente
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