First full monograph to focus entirely on the English-language
songs set to music by Byrd. As he grappled with the challenges of
composing for various instrumental and vocal ensembles, William
Byrd (c. 1540-1623), England's premier Renaissance composer,
devoted considerable attention to the poetry and prose of his
native language, producing such treasured masterpieces as the
hauntingly beautiful "Lulla lullaby"; the infectiously comedic
"Though Amarillis dance in green"; and two extraordinarily dramatic
Easter anthems. This book, the first full-length study specifically
devoted to Byrd's English-texted music, provides a close reading of
all of the works he published in the late 1580s, constituting
nearly half of his total song output. It delves into the musical,
political, literary, and, specifically, the sequential qualities of
Byrd's 1588 and 1589 published collections as a whole, revealing,
explaining, and interpreting an overall grand narrative, while
remaining fully attentive to the particularities of each individual
piece. Often deemed "unliterary" and generally considered political
only in his approach to Latin texts, which were often of special
interest to his fellow Catholics, Byrd was not only an
inspiredcomposer who had mastered the challenges of his nation's
burgeoning verse, but also one who used his voice in song to foster
a more inclusive polity in a time of religious strife. Jeremy L.
Smith is Associate Professorof Musicology at the University of
Colorado Boulder.
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