WILLIAM BYRD

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Meaning:

English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)

Synonyms:

Byrd; William Byrd

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)

organist (a person who plays an organ)

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