Favorite Score: Mass for 3 Voices - William Byrd
  • MaestroMark32MaestroMark32
    Posts: 66
    Dear Esteemed Colleagues:

    Can you please recommend your favorite score for the Mass for Three Voices by William Byrd as found on CPDL or IMSLP? There are many different scores for this Mass out there.

    My very talented, very ambitious choir of six voices generally sings SAB. They have decided tackle William Byrd's Mass for 3 Voices. After a bit of experimenting with just one short movement, we believe we can pull it off by moving the Sopranos to Alto, and the Altos to Tenor.

    I gathered rehearsal scores from two differing sources on YouTube and made them lists to be able to practice their part.

    Any advice you have would be appreciated.

    Thanks!
  • tomjaw
    Posts: 2,789
    We use the settings by David Fraser
    Thanked by 2rich_enough CHGiffen
  • CGM
    Posts: 705
    I like Sheila Crossey's edition, available here in separate movements.

    But the aforementioned edition by David Fraser, here, may be better for SAB, since it's a tone higher.
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