Masses for 3-5 voices (William Byrd)

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General Information

Publication date and place: ca. 1592 Thomas East (?). – Four Voices

Publication date and place: ca. 1593 Thomas East (?). – Three Voices

Publication date and place: ca. 1594 Thomas East (?). – Five Voices

Composer: William Byrd

Byrd's three settings of the Ordinary of the Latin Mass were published in undated editions, without title-pages, sometime between 1592 and 1595. The printer, presumably Thomas East, is nowhere named in the prints, although Byrd's own name appears defiantly at the head of every page.

List of publications

Works at CPDL

Title Year Genre Subgenre Vo. Voices
Mass for Five Voices ca. 1594 Sacred Masses 5 SATTB, ATBBB
Mass for Four Voices ca. 1592 Sacred Masses 4 SATB, ATBB
Mass for Three Voices ca. 1593 Sacred Masses 3 ATB






Title Year Genre Subgenre Vo. Voices
Mass for Five Voices ca. 1594 Sacred Masses 5 SATTB, ATBBB
Mass for Four Voices ca. 1592 Sacred Masses 4 SATB, ATBB
Mass for Three Voices ca. 1593 Sacred Masses 3 ATB






Title Year Genre Subgenre Vo. Voices
Mass for Five Voices ca. 1594 Sacred Masses 5 SATTB, ATBBB
Mass for Four Voices ca. 1592 Sacred Masses 4 SATB, ATBB
Mass for Three Voices ca. 1593 Sacred Masses 3 ATB