[f_minor] John Sankey's MIDI treasury of Byrd's compositions

[Robert Merkin]

An enormous free treasury of MIDIs of William Byrd's (1543 - 1623) keyboard compositions, most or all by John Sankey, can be found at

http://www.kunstderfuge.com/byrd.htm

The MIDIs appear to simulate the virginal, although in Byrd's day, virginal was used as a general term and could mean the harpsichord. If anyone dives into this site for the huge pleasure there, I'd be grateful for any insights into the specific kinds of sounds Mr. Sankey, who styles himself "Harpsichordist to the Internet," has shaped in these MIDIs. Sankey's bio says he was an Associate at the Royal Conservatory of Toronto when he was 16.

Bob
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