Byrd Studies (Cambridge Composer Studies)
Contributors: Alan Brown (Editor); Richard Turbet (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 23, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780521032612
Subjects: Composers & musicians; c 1500 to c 1600; c 1600 to c 1700; Music; Music/Songbooks; History & Criticism - General; Byrd, William, --1542 or 3-1623--Criticism an; Byrd, William,--1542 or 3-1623--Criticism and interpretation; Music / General; Music / History & Criticism; History & Criticism - By Composer; General
First sentence: No single work of Byrd's has been the subject of such conflicting opinions as Christus resurgens, that anachronistic cantus firmus motet which found its way into the first book of Gradualia motets in 1605.