I William Byrd (circa| 1540- 4 ya ing Julio 1623) métung yang Ingles a compositor anyang Renacimiento (Renaissance o Pasibayung Pangabayit) Tutúring deng métung karéng mapiang díling compositor ning Renacimiento i Byrd, a maki malálam a influencia karéng compositor king kayang bangsâ ampó king Europa.[1] He is often considered along with John Dunstaple, Thomas Tallis and Henry Purcell as one of England's most important composers of early music.

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Métung a dibuho [nang Byrd a géwá nang Gerard Vandergucht (manibat kang Nicola Francesco Haym)

Dakal ya sinúlat a kaurian a atiu king Inglaterra anyang panaun a ita, kayábé la réng miáyaliwang clasi ning sagrado ampóng secular a musicang polyphony, ing áusan dang escuelang Virginalist, ampó ing musicang consort. Sínúlat yang sagradung musica para karéng serviciong Anglican, ónéng mégí yang Catolicu anyang decadang 1570, at anyang tawlí nang dáké ning kayang bié, sagradong musicang Catolico ing sinúlat na.

  1. "William Byrd", Gramophone Magazine.