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Composer of the Week - William Byrd (1543-1623) - Episode 3

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Donald Macleod rejoins the Elizabethan composer as he takes up an appointment at the Chapel Royal. It soon sees him taking the biggest financial risk of his career as he sets up the country's first ever major music publishing concern, a venture which quickly runs into difficulties.