William Byrd Consort Music Number_25 The purpose of this work

The purpose of this work is to bridge the gap between musicological theory and methodological practice in the study of singing

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William Byrd Consort Music Number_25 The purpose of this workWilliam Byrd, Consort Music places Byrds 33 surviving consort pieces in context, exploring the historical background to their composition and his search for structures to support them. Through playing Byrds fantasias over many years, Anne Martin became interested in the development of English consort music in the sixteenth century and Byrds position in this. Her book is a reworking of her doctoral thesis completed at the University of Aberdeen in