Vocab Bloom Hub

byrd

/bɜːrd/

Traduction: Nom propre désignant un nom de famille, connu notamment grâce à William Byrd, organiste et compositeur anglais de musique sacrée, maître de la polyphonie du XVIe siècle, et à Richard E. Byrd, officier de marine et explorateur américain de l'Antarctique.

1 entrée

noun

C1formalcommon/bɜːrd/

indénombrable · nom propre

A proper noun referring to a surname, notably associated with William Byrd, an English organist and composer of church music and a master of 16th-century polyphony, and Richard E. Byrd, an American naval officer and explorer of Antarctica.

  • 🇫🇷Nom propre désignant un nom de famille, connu notamment grâce à William Byrd, organiste et compositeur anglais de musique sacrée, maître de la polyphonie du XVIe siècle, et à Richard E. Byrd, officier de marine et explorateur américain de l'Antarctique.
  1. English composer C1 formal

    An English organist and composer of church music, a master of 16th-century polyphony, who was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis.

    • Byrd's compositions are considered masterpieces of Renaissance polyphony.
    • The choir performed a motet by William Byrd.
    • Byrd and Tallis held a royal monopoly on music printing.

    🇫🇷Byrd (compositeur anglais)

  2. American explorer C1 formal

    An explorer and United States naval officer who led expeditions to explore Antarctica.

    • Admiral Byrd led several expeditions to the South Pole.
    • Byrd's explorations contributed significantly to Antarctic mapping.
    • The Byrd Station in Antarctica is named after him.

    🇫🇷Byrd (explorateur américain)