My Ladye Nevells Booke of Virginal Music

by William Byrd, Blanche Winogron (Introduction), Hilda Andrews (Editor)

A smaller version of the harpsichord, the virginal enjoyed wide popularity during the 16th and 17th centuries. Based upon a 1591 manuscript of keyboard works, this collection features 42 pieces in modern notation — a vast amount of neglected concert material for modern pianists and harpsichordists — plus historic and analytic notes.

304 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1969

About the author

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William Byrd (birth date variously given as c.1539/40 or 1543 – 4 July 1623, by the Julian calendar, 14 July 1623, by the Gregorian calendar) was an English composer of the Renaissance. (Source: Wikipedia)