Thanks to the New Liturgical Movement, I found a beautiful film called Playing Elizabeth’s Tune—The Life of William Byrd. It tells the story of how one of Britain’s greatest composers, a Catholic, kept the favor of Queen Elizabeth in a time of religious upheaval. Narrated in an edgy, modern voice—a little odd for a composer of polyphony—the film is pleasantly punctuated by videos of the Tallis Scholars singing Byrd’s works. Fans of early music take note.


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