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Composer of the Week - William Byrd (1543-1623) - Episode 2

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Donald Macleod follows Byrd as he takes up his first major appointment at Lincoln Cathedral. It should be the perfect opportunity for the ambitious composer to flourish, but soon finds him having to use all his diplomatic skills to work around the restrictive rules of the Protestant authorities.