When William Byrd died on July 4, 1623, the Cheque Book of the Chapel Royal noted the passing of “a Father of Musick.” That’s not an exaggeration: Today, his legacy as a composer flexible in ...

How William Byrd Influences Music, 400 Years After His Death. Four popular composers explain how this Englishman’s ideas ricochet through their own works today. Share full article.

A small bag of dirt from the grave site of James Byrd Jr., a black man dragged to his death in a hate crime 12 years ago, is for sale. So are a piece of the road and dirt from a culvert where the ...

East Carolina baseball player Parker Byrd, the first Division I baseball player to compete with a prosthetic leg, made some ...

Part of Byrdsong - BBC Radio 3’s special programming to mark the 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death (Saturday 1 - Wednesday 12 July) This week, Donald Macleod marks the 400th ...

Byrd recorded his first career hit in the Pirates' 12-0 win over William & Mary. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Byrd came in to pinch hit for first baseman Austin Irby.