Byrd: Laudibus in sanctis & Other Sacred Music (Byrd Edition 10)
7/28/2023, 16 Tracks, 1:09:45
Featuring
Andrew Carwood
The Cardinall's Musick
William Byrd
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Byrd often chose specific verses from Psalms that resonated with him, his patrons, or potential listeners, rather than setting entire Psalms.
Recording & Production
This recording is the tenth disc in The Cardinall's Musick's 'Byrd Edition', with previous volumes available on the ASV/Sanctuary Gaudeamus label.
Historical Context
Lord John Lumley, to whom Byrd dedicated his Cantiones Sacrae, was involved in the Ridolfi Plot against Queen Elizabeth I and was imprisoned for it.
Performer Biography
The Cardinall's Musick, the performing ensemble, takes its name from the 16th-century English cardinal Thomas Wolsey.
Composer Biography
William Byrd, the composer, was a recusant Catholic in reformed England, and his ability to publish his beliefs in musical form was remarkable.
Composition History
Byrd's Cantiones Sacrae of 1591, a masterly collection, was dedicated to Lord John Lumley, a noted Catholic sympathizer and patron of the arts.
Composition History
Byrd's Gradualia publications of 1605 and 1607 provided settings for 'proper' texts of the Mass and other liturgical items specifically for the Catholic rite.
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