On this day, 400 years ago, the composer William Byrd died. He is regarded as one of the most important composers of the Renaissance, and certainly deserves the reputation as one of the founding composers of English music as we know it today.

There are a number of celebrations taking place to mark this anniversary, notably BBC Radio 3 including Byrd as its Composer of the Week, and The Cardinall’s Musick under Andrew Carwood performing the three Masses at the Wigmore Hall. For now, though, here is The Bells, a remarkable piece for harpsichord: