Echoes of William Byrd in Caroline Shaw, Nico Muhly and Others
Four popular composers explain how this Englishman’s ideas ricochet through their own works today.
Echoes of William Byrd in Caroline Shaw, Nico Muhly and Others
Four popular composers explain how this Englishman’s ideas ricochet through their own works today.
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William Byrd: An Essential English Composer for Four Centuries
As the music world celebrates the 400th anniversary of Byrd’s death, it looks back on an artist of nimble styles and stubborn beliefs.