List of compositions by William Byrd

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This is a list of the musical compositions by William Byrd, one of the most celebrated English composers of the Renaissance.

Contents

[edit] Works for voice

[edit] Masses

  • Mass á 3 (ATB)
  • Mass á 4 (SATB)
  • Mass á 5 (SATTB)

[edit] Motets

[edit] Cantiones, quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur (1575)

  • Emendemus in melius á 5 (SAATB)
  • Libera me Domine et pone me á 5 (ATTTB)
  • Peccantem me quotidie á 5 (SATTB)
  • Aspice Domine á 6 (AATTBB)
  • Attollite portas á 6 (AATTBB)
  • O lux beata Trinitas á 6 (SATTBB)
  • Laudate pueri Dominum á 6 (AATTBB)
  • Memento homo á 6 (ATTBBB)
  • Siderum rector á 5 (SATTB)
  • Da mihi auxilium á 6 (ATTBBB)
  • Domine secundum actum meum á 6 (STTBBB)
  • Diliges Dominum á 8 (SATBSATB)
  • Miserere mihi Domine á 6 (ATTBBB)
  • Tribue Domine; Te deprecor; Gloria Patri á 6 (SAATTB)
  • Libera me Domine de morte aeterna á 5 (ATTBarB)

[edit] Psalmes, Sonnets and Songes (1588)

[edit] Songes of Sundrie Natures (1589)

  • Lord in thy rage á 3 (SAT)
  • Right blest are they á 3 (STT)
  • Lord in thy wrath correct me not á 3 (SAT)
  • O God which art most merciful á 3 (SAT)
  • Lord hear my prayer á 3 (SAT)
  • From Depth of Sin á 3 (SAT)
  • Attend mine humble prayer á 3 (SAT)
  • Susanna fair á 3 (SAT)
  • The Nightingale á 3 (SAT)
  • When younglings first on Cupid fix their sight; But when by proof á 3 (SAT)
  • Upon a Summer's day; Then for a boat á 3 (SAT)
  • The greedy Hawk á 3 (SAT)
  • Is Love a boy?; Boy pity me á 4 ()
  • Wounded I am; Yet of us twain á 4 ()
  • From Cytheron the warlike boy is fled; There careless thoughts are freed; If Love be just á 4 ()
  • O Lord my God á 4 ()
  • While that the Sun á 4 ()
  • Rejoice rejoice á 4 ()
  • Cast off all doubtful care á 4 ()

[edit] Cantiones Sacrae I (1589)

  • Defecit in dolore; Sed tu Domine á 5 (AATTB)
  • Domine praestolamur; Veni Domine noli tardare á 5 (ATTBarB)
  • Domine adjuva me á 5 (AATTB)
  • Tristitia et anxietas; Set tu Domine á 5 (AATTB)
  • Memento Domine á 5 (AATTB)
  • Vide Domine afflictionem; Sed veni Domine á 5 (AATTB/SATTB)
  • Deus venerunt gentes; Posuerunt morticinia; Effuderunt sanguinem; Facti sumus opprobium á 5 (SAATB)
  • Domine tu jurasti á 5 (SAATB)
  • Vigilate á 5 (ATTBB)
  • In resurrectione tua á 5 (SATTB)
  • Aspice Domine de sede; Respice Domine á 5 (SATTB)
  • Ne irascaris Domine; Civitas sancti tui á 5 (SATTB)
  • O quam gloriosum est regnum; Benedictio et claritas á 5 (SSATB)
  • Tribulationes civitatum; Timor et hebetudo; Nos enim pro peccatis á 5 (ATTBB)
  • Domine secundum multitudinem á 5 (SATTB)
  • Laetentur coeli; Orietur in diebus á 5 (SATTB)

[edit] Cantiones Sacrae II (1591)

  • Laudibus in sanctis á 5 (SSATB)
  • Quis est homo á 5 (SSATB)
  • Fac cum servo tuo á 5 (SATTB)
  • Salve regina á 5 (SSATB)
  • Tribulatio proxima est á 5 (SATBarB)
  • Domine exaudi orationem á 5 (SAATB)
  • Apparebit in finem á 5 (SATTB/SAATB)
  • Haec dicit Dominus á 5 (SATBarB)
  • Circumdederunt me á 5 (SAATB)
  • Levemus corda á 5 (SAATB)
  • Recordare Domine á 5 (SAATB)
  • Exsurge Domine á 5 (SSATB)
  • Miserere mei Deus á 5 (SATBarB/SSATB)
  • Descendit de coelis á 6 (SAATBarB/SAATTB)
  • Domine non sum dignus á 6 (SSATTB)
  • Infelix ego á 6 (SSATBarB)
  • Afflicti pro peccatis á 6 (SAATBarB)
  • Cantate Domino á 6 (SSATBB)
  • Cunctis diebus á 6 (SSATBarB)
  • Domine salva nos á 6 (SSATBarB)
  • Haec dies á 6 (SSATTB)

[edit] Gradualia I (1605)

[edit] Part I: The Marian Masses

[edit] Part II: All Saints, Corpus Christi and other Feasts and Devotions

[edit] Gradualia II (1607)

[edit] Part I: Christmas to Easter

[edit] Part II: Ascension, Pentecost and the Feasts of SS Peter and Paul

[edit] Psalmes, Songes and Sonnets (1611)

[edit] Keyboard Works

[edit] My Ladye Nevells Booke (1591)

  • My Ladye Nevels Grownde
  • Qui Passe: for my ladye Nevell
  • The Marche before the Battell
  • The Battell: The souldiers sommons: The marche of footemen: The marche of horsmen: The trumpetts: The Irishe marche: The bagpipe and the drone: The flute and the droome: The marche to the fighte: The retreat.
  • The Galliarde for the Victorie
  • The Barelye Breake
  • A Galliards Gygge
  • The Huntes upp
  • Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La
  • The Firste Pavian
  • The Galliarde to the Firste Pavian
  • The Seconde Pavian
  • The Galliarde to the Seconde Pavian
  • The Third Pavian
  • The Galliarde to the Third Pavian
  • The Fourth Pavian
  • The Galliarde to the Fourth Pavian
  • The Fifte Pavian
  • The Galliarde to the Fifte Pavian
  • Pavana the Sixte: Kinbrugh Goodd
  • The Galliarde to the Sixte Pavian
  • The Seventh Pavian
  • The Eighte Pavian
  • The Passinge Mesures: the Nynthe Pavian
  • The Galliarde to the Nynthe Pavian
  • A Voluntarie: for my ladye nevell
  • Will Yow Walke the Woods soe Wylde
  • The Maidens Songe
  • A Lesson of Voluntarie
  • The Second Grownde
  • Have With Yow to Walsingame
  • All in a Garden Grine
  • Lord Willobies Welcome Home
  • The Carmans Whistle
  • Hughe Ashtons Grownde
  • A Fancie
  • Sellingers Rownde
  • Munsers Almaine
  • The Tennthe Pavian: Mr. W. Peter
  • The Galliarde to the Tennthe Pavian
  • A Fancie
  • A Voluntarie

[edit] Variations

[edit] Others

[edit] 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

[edit] Works believed to be by Byrd

  • Ave regina caelorum á 5 (ATTBarB) - Claimed to be by "Mr Byrde" in the Paston Lute Book, however the editors of the Tudor Church Music Book attributed the work to John Taverner

[edit] Joint Commisions

[edit] External links