Black Dyke Mills Band 'Earl of Oxford's March'

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[wenglishsal]

Is it me, or does the 'sound' remind you of Medieval music.. you know like Henry the 8th.... Beautiful music and superbly played... Bravo chaps and chapesses... :0)x

[curlyjim2550]

@wenglishsal You are quite right about the medieval feel to the music.

It was penned in around 1588 by William Byrd..and still being performed to this day. Not bad eh..?

[ericbelify]

What a sound! I listen to this everyday sinse I found it. I could never tire of hearing it. Have this music in your head as you go about your day and you will fail at NOTHING.

[curlyjim2550]

Thank you for your nice comments.

If you like this piece, you might also like to listen to 'Henry V' also on my site. A wonderful work by Vaughn Williams, it uses a different version of this piece to finish his work, I think you'll enjoy it also.

[wellend89]

would it be possible to upload a better quality version? the digital distortion is really ugly and masks all the wonderful details and tone

[curlyjim2550]

Sorry fella, it's the only one I have got.

I've just listened to the original and I can't hear any distortion.

[MrAtomicHearse]

Its a good song; however, i'm not a fan of this interpretation. This song is simply meant to be more mellow. It shouldn't get remotely loud until halfway through.

[eltrompo83]

2:15-2:59 is absolutely epic!

[wenglishsal]

@curlyjim2550 ... @curlyjim, your reply just came up on my page after a YEAR... hee hee.. but isn't this piece WONDERFUL, it is so good it gives me the 'shivers'... Best regards from Wales :0)x

[mikecrossleuven]

@wenglishsal It is medieval music. William Byrd a great Catholic recusant composed this during the reign of the heretical protestant Queen Elizabeth I. Great music!

[wenglishsal]

@anonymousxxiii ... Thankyou for you educating reply, I am a BrassBand Groupie/Roadie/Chauffeur and All round Gopher for my hubby who still competes, tho' not at BDM's level, but he has played for Cory and the like, and still loves his music... I have competition in my house, there are two instruments that he loves as well as ME.. Bass Trombone and Euphonium... Bass Bone in 'Contesting'and Big Band and Euph in Concert work..

I am very proud of him too :0)x

[anonymousxxiii]

@wenglishsal Just as the Middle Ages are generally taken to have ended at some point during the fifteenth century, what is called medieval music today dates from before c. 1420. This is late Renaissance – or, since it is English – simply `Tudor'.

[slessorpr]

Sorry that's Charles Nicholl , the author of the book I just quoted. It's details are on the net. Enjoy.

[slessorpr]

@edboswell I think you shd read a book by Chris Nicholls called 'The Reckoning' & you might find there is a lot of solid evidence, involving precisely the sources & influences you quote, that Christopher Marlowe wrote the 'Shakespearean' work in Italy. Modern analysis shows the name Kit Marlowe coded into the WS text 26 times in WS plays produced AFTER CMs supposed death. Did you know WS daughter was illiterate & that on his death he left no MS or library? Very unusual 4 one so 'well read'...

[wenglishsal]

@edboswell ... Cor doesn't 'youtube' give you an education.. I am learning heaps on here... Mind you I didn't think I was that bad... BUT all input is welcome to this Silver-haired nanny'... thanks for the post and all the interesting replies too.. Happy listening chaps and chapesses out there in 'youtubeland'... :0)x

[edboswell]

@wenglishsal By 1588, England was no longer Medieval. It's the source for the term, "giving away something for a song", as Oxford gave Byrd an estate in exchange for the penning of this tune. Oxford is now established as the prime candidate as the man behind the pen name "Shake-speare". His interest in music, Italy, plays, literature, science, medicine, the law, royal sports, and court intrigue fulfill logical requirements needed to write the Shakespeare canon.