William Byrd Quotes

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Sure you have made me passing glad
That you your mind so soon removed,
Before that I the leisure had
To choose you for my best beloved

William Byrd

Care in such sort that thou be sure of this:
Care keep thee not from heaven and heavenly bliss.

William Byrd

So long as I was in your sight
I was your heart, your soul, your treasure;
And evermore you sobb'd and sigh'd
Burning in flames beyond all measure:
—Three days endured your love to me,
And it was lost in other three!

William Byrd

Care for thy soul as thing of greatest price,
Made to the end to taste of power divine,
Devoid of guilt, abhorring sin and vice

William Byrd

The exercise of singing is delightful to Nature, and good to preserve the health of man. It doth strengthen all parts of the breast, and doth open the pipes.

William Byrd

Care for thy corse, but chiefly for soul's sake;
Cut off excess, sustaining food is best;
To vanquish pride but comely clothing take

William Byrd

William Byrd

William Byrd

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Born: 1543

Died: July 4, 1623 (aged 80)

Bio: William Byrd was an English composer of the Renaissance. He wrote in many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard, and consort music.

Known for:

My Ladye Nevells Booke (1591)
My Ladye Nevells Booke of Virginal Music
Earl of Oxford's March: Score & Parts
Popular Pieces for Piano Solo
Mass 3 Voices

William Byrd on Wikipedia

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