Introduction
Psalmes
Sonets & Pastoralls, I
Sonets & Pastoralls, II
Sonets & Pastoralls, III
Songs of sadnes and pietie
Songs of Three Parts
Songs of Four Parts
Songs of Five Parts
Songs of Six Parts
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
JEREMY L. SMITH is Professor of Musicology at the University of Colorado Boulder.
An excellent addition to Byrd scholarship.
*THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL*
On the basis of the allusions and intertextualities that he teases
out of the songs, Smith posits an original interpretation: an
expansive, continuous sequence and underlying narrative span both
volumes.
*RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY*
[V]ital reading for musicologists, contains much of great value for
literary scholars, and must not be neglected by historians.
*BRITISH CATHOLIC HISTORY*
[U]ntil now there has been no extensive study of what the words set
by Byrd in his 1588 and 1589 song collections really mean, that is,
'what they are,' apart from songs. Smith...offers a brilliant,
rich, provocative examination of Byrd's manipulation of his song
texts-how he organized them and conveyed hidden meanings and a
grand narrative to his Catholic, recusant friends...This
superlative study is replete with arcane vocabulary, forests of
footnotes, and a definitive display of Smith's control of the
literature and the original documents. This demanding book is for
scholars with deep knowledge of Byrd. Summing Up: Highly
recommended.
*CHOICE*
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