A fost uncompozitorenglez alRenașterii. A adoptat în compoziții stilul englez al acelei perioade și a scris diverse tipuri de muzică sacră,polifonieseculară, iar pentru instrumente cu clape „Școala pentruvirginal”[1].
Cele aproximativ 470 de compoziții ale sale justifică reputația lui ca unul dintre cei mai mari compozitori ai muzicii renascentiste. Se spune că cea mai importantă abilitate a sa era de a transforma muzica de atunci în stilul său propriu.
William Byrd a fost catolic. În prezent este sărbătorit în Biserica Episcopaliană (anglicană) din SUA împreună cuJohn MerbeckeșiThomas Tallispe 21 noiembrie.
The Battell, BK94: The souldiers sommons; The marche of footemen; The marche of horsmen; The trumpets; The Irishe marche; The bagpipe and the drone; The flute and the droome; The marche to the fighte; The retreat
Ut, Re, Mee, Fa, Sol, La, The playnesong Breifs To Be playd By a second person, BK58
Go from my window, BK79
A Ground, BK86
O quam gloriosum est regnum
If my complaints, or Pyper's Galliard, BK118
A Pavion, BK23a
The Galliard, BK23b
Pavin, BK76
A Galliard, BK77
An Alman, BK117
Paven, BK73a
Galiard, BK73b
A Pavyn, BK16a
A Galliard, BK16b
A Pavion, BK72a
The Galliard to it, BK72b
Consort works (unpublished)
3 fantasias, 3vv
4 fantasias, 4vv
Prelude and ground, 5vv
Fantasia, 5vv ('2 parts in 1')
Browning, 5vv
Pavan, 5vv
2 fantasias, 6vv
Pavan and galliard, 6vv
Others
Lost or fragmentary works
Ad punctum in modico á 2 (BB) – Fragmentary
Ah, youthful years – Fragmentary
Behold, how good – Fragmentary
Cease Cares – Fragmentary
Depart ye furies – Fragmentary
Litany á 4 (SATB) – Fragmentary, and a doubtful work
If trickling tears – Fragmentary
In tower most high – Fragmentary
I will give laud – Fragmentary
Jubilate Deo, omnis terra – Fragmentary, and a doubtful work
Look and bow down – Fragmentary
Oh happy thrice – Fragmentary
O trifling days – Fragmentary
Preces Deo fundamus – Fragmentary
Service in F – Fragmentary, and a doubtful work
Sponsus amat sponsam á 2 (ST) – Fragmentary, and a doubtful work
What wights are these? – Fragmentary
While that a cruel fire – Fragmentary
With sighs and teares – Fragmentary
Works believed to be by Byrd
Ave regina caelorum á 5 (ATTBarB) – Claimed to be by "Mr Byrde" in thePaston Lute Book, however the editors of theTudor Church Music Bookattributed the work toJohn Taverner.
William Byrd (1542 - 1623). Complete Consort Music
* Prelude (and Ground), for 5-part instrumental consort
* Christe Redemptor a 4, for instrumental consort
* Sermone blando a 3, for instrumental consort
* Sermone blando a 4, for instrumental consort, No. 1
* Pavan a 5, for instrumental consort in C minor
* Prelude & Ground a 5
* Fantasia a 5, for instrumental consort in C major
* In Nomine a 4, for instrumental consort No. 1
* In Nomine a 4, for instrumental consort No. 2
* Fantasia a 3, for instrumental consort No. 1 in C major
* Fantasia a 3, for instrumental consort No. 2 in C major
* Fantasia a 3, for instrumental consort No. 3 in C major
* Fantasia a 4, for instrumental consort in D minor
* Browning a 5, for instrumental consort
* Pavan and galliard a 6, for instrumental consort in C major
* In Nomine a 5, for instrumental consort No. 1
* In Nomine a 5, for instrumental consort No. 2
* In Nomine a 5, for instrumental consort No. 3
* In Nomine a 5, for instrumental consort No. 4
* In Nomine a 5, for instrumental consort No. 5
* Fantasia a 6, for instrumental consort No. 3 in G minor
* Christe qui lux a 4, for instrumental consort No. 1
* Christe qui lux a 4, for instrumental consort No. 2
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