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Reviving Byrd
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1923, the 300th anniversary of William Byrd’s death, is often marked as the beginning of a modern Byrd revival. Renewed interest in Byrd resulted from a series of planned events, the scope of which was both impressive and far-reaching. Dozens of articles about the musician and his music appeared in journals and newspapers—more in 1923 than the previous two decades combined. Noted scholar Edmund Fellowes completed his William Byrd: A Short Account of his Life and Work
, the most complete biographical and musical study of the composer to that date. The English Singers recorded a multi-disc set of Byrd’s church music. Across the UK, services and concerts dedicated to Byrd’s music were presented in cathedrals and recital halls, lectures on the composer were featured by music societies and at Byrd festivals, and new publications of his music were released. Composers even created new works in his honor. This chapter provides a collective overview of the many activities of 1923, focusing on the portrayal of Byrd and his music in lectures and printed material and the implementation of celebratory events, as described in the news reports that followed.
Title: Reviving Byrd
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1923, the 300th anniversary of William Byrd’s death, is often marked as the beginning of a modern Byrd revival.
Renewed interest in Byrd resulted from a series of planned events, the scope of which was both impressive and far-reaching.
Dozens of articles about the musician and his music appeared in journals and newspapers—more in 1923 than the previous two decades combined.
Noted scholar Edmund Fellowes completed his William Byrd: A Short Account of his Life and Work
, the most complete biographical and musical study of the composer to that date.
The English Singers recorded a multi-disc set of Byrd’s church music.
Across the UK, services and concerts dedicated to Byrd’s music were presented in cathedrals and recital halls, lectures on the composer were featured by music societies and at Byrd festivals, and new publications of his music were released.
Composers even created new works in his honor.
This chapter provides a collective overview of the many activities of 1923, focusing on the portrayal of Byrd and his music in lectures and printed material and the implementation of celebratory events, as described in the news reports that followed.
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