The Sixteen - Byrd: Mass for 4 Voices & Mass for 5 - Japan 2 CDCredits: The Sixteen Description: This is the third release in the "Originale" series featuring performances on original instruments, and is a collection of liturgical music by Byrd, who was known as the "father of music" during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, when England was the dominant power in Europe and moving toward the world. Recorded in 1988 and 1989, this is a masterpiece among the early recordings of Byrd's works, which are clean in