Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-286) and index.
The Byrd Family and St. Paul's Cathedral -- St. Paul's: the petitions -- City churches and St. Mary-at-Hill -- John Heywood -- Byrd the apprentice musician -- The world of commerce -- William Burd the mercer -- Thomas Smythe -- Symond Byrd -- John Byrd -- Philip Byrd -- Robert Broughe -- Robert Dow the Elder -- Ferdinando Heybourne (alias Richardson), and Richard Candelar -- William Byrd, Gentleman of the Chapel Royal -- The Byrd household and recusancy -- Byrd the established musician -- Landowner and publisher -- Byrd's later years -- Social networks -- Sir Ralph Bosville -- James Good -- John Lumley, First Baron Lumley -- Thomas Paget, Third Baron Paget -- John Petre, First Baron Petre -- William and Anthony Roper -- Raphe Sheldon -- Appendix A. Abbot John Byrd -- Appendix B. William Byrd's will -- Appendix C. William Byrd's leases -- Appendix D. Symond Byrd's house at Brightwell -- Appendix E. Symond Byrd's manuscript (Additional Manuscript 15233) -- Appendix F. St. Paul's Cathedral: petitions, decrees and memoranda -- Appendix G. Deans and subdeans of the Chapel Royal.
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In The World of William Byrd John Harley builds on his previous work, William Byrd: Gentleman of the Chapel Royal (Ashgate, 1997), in order to place the composer more clearly in his social context. He provides new information about Byrd's youthful musical training, and reveals how in his adult life his music emerged from a series of overlapping family, business and social networks. These networks and Byrd's navigation within and between them are examined, as are the lives of a number of the individuals comprising them.
World of William Byrd.
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Byrd, William,1539 or 1540-1623-- Contemporaries.
Byrd, William,1539 or 1540-1623-- Friends and associates.
Byrd, William,1539 or 1540-1623.
Byrd, William,1539 or 1540-1623.
Composers-- England.
Music-- Social aspects-- England-- History-- 16th century.