William Byrd A Shakespearean Age Composer Born in London, England, William Byrd would become one of the most famous composers in England's history. At the age of seven, young William was taught how to compose music by a man named Thomas Tallis while in a royal group called the Chapel Royal, which was a group of priests and religious leaders who played music for the King and Queen. He started his career in 1563 at the Lincoln Cathedral where he was the Master of Children and an organist, a job that he shared with Thomas. As he grew up, he became so good at his skill of composing music that he became a gentlemen of the Chapel Royal. This connection to royalty made him well known for his skill and noblemen became his patrons. As a Roman-Catholic in a Protestant England, he often bothered the authorities at the time, but the amount of trust he had in the government and his great composing skill made him a respected figure and one of the most famous people in England's history.
William was born in London to Thomas and Margery Byrd. Thomas Byrd was of the lower branches of the English gentry, but this did not matter at all to William Byrd. The date of
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He met the famed Thomas Tallis again at the Chapel Royal and William shared his work as an organist with him. Byrd's partnership with Tallis caused his time at the Chapel Royal to be very productive and fulfilling. His position as a gentleman and his relationship with the famed Thomas Tallis at the Chapel Royal gave him the opportunity to create many compositions. By 1575 Queen Elizabeth I granted both of them the high job of running the important business of printing and importing music paper and publishing music. Thomas and Byrd printed and published their first work which appeared in the same year that the queen gave them their job; it was a collection of 34 motets dedicated entirely to the
William Wilberforce was born August 24, 1759, in England, Kingston upon Hull to a wealthy family. In his early life he was taken to live with his nonconformist relatives in
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Henry Purcell was a famous English composer during the Baroque period of music. There is very little known about Henry Purcell’s life. Purcell was born September 10, 1659 in the Westminster area of central London, England. His father, who was also named Henry Purcell was a gentleman at the Chapel Royal and the master of Choristers in Westminster Abbey but he died in 1664 when Purcell was around six years old. After the death of his father his mother Elizabeth was forced to raise their Henry and his brothers. It is unknown how many brothers Henry actually had but it is known that he had at least two, Edward and Daniel. Daniel was also a musical composer. Henry 's uncle, Thomas Purcell was also a gentleman of
From the age of 31, which was in the year 1690, Henry Purcell produced a large amount of quality music. He was best known as a songwriter because of the many songs that were printed during his
William Byrd’s early life is unknown; He is believed to have been born in London sometime between 1539 and 1545. The exact date is unclear. He was one of seven children. He had four sisters, Alice, Barbara, Mary, and Martha and two brothers, Simon and John. His parents were Thomas and Margery Byrd. There is no written record of William Byrd’s education, however he was a well-educated man, able to read and write very well in this time. William married in 1568 to a Juliana. They then had seven children and a lifelong happy marriage. He eventually after a strong career as a composer or chorister died on July 4th 1623 in a small village of Essex and was buried in an unmarked grave. William was a top composer in the Renaissance era and composed a large number of astounding musical pieces. Many believe that William Byrd outdid any other composers of his era and called him “a
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Wilberforce was born in 1759 in Hull England, his father was a wealthy merchant named Robert Wilberforce. He grew up in a
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Court musicians were the main people when it came to performing. During her reign, Queen Elizabeth had employed over seventy musicians and singers. Elizabethan music was played at court varied from traditional, simple English music to sophisticated madrigals. Also from solemn church music to lively dance music. Queen Elizabeth even had favorites when it came down to who she wanted to perform for her. Her favorite composers included Thomas Campion, 1567-1620, Robert Johnson, 1500-1560, and William Byrd, 1543-1623 (ELizabethan Music, 2015). A famous composer known in this time period was William
There were several types of music in different settings. There was theater music, in theater music it went with the play to signify love or dramatic effect. There was the court music, and in court music it was more for high society and a large amount of the music was played with strings. There was street music, which was for the traveler or passersby. Lastly and most important there was church music. This was the most important because of the churches being such a big part of life back then. (music)” among the famed composers of the time were William Byrd and Thomas Tallies.”
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His music was unique because he incorporated features constructed from medieval and folk song scales as well as music that was not always bound by rhythmic rules ("Ralph Vaughan Williams | Biography - British Composer”). Vaughan Williams’ compositions were not specific to one type of genre. He, like many other things in his life, had to go above and beyond to include compositions of symphonies, orchestras, plays, operas, stage plays, concertos, works involving instrumental soloists, chamber, and keyboard/organ works. His talent was beyond the talent of his time, which truly made him stand out ("Ralph Vaughan Williams
William was born in 1564. We know this from the earliest record we have of his life; his baptism which happened on Wednesday, April the 26th, 1564. We don't actually know his birthday but from this record we assume he was born in 1564. Similarly by knowing the famous Bard's baptism