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William Byrd, an Uncommon card
William Byrd was an English Renaissance composer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 74
- Power
- 153
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 58,000
Power 153 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
William Byrd quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Byrd card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is often considered along with John Dunstaple and Henry Purcell as one of England's most ______ composers of early music.
Answer
important. He is often considered along with John Dunstaple and Henry Purcell as one of England's most important composers of early music. From the William Byrd article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Louis Jordan. Louis Jordan 76,000 · William Byrd 58,000 · Henri-Georges Clouzot 45,000 · Henry Hobson Richardson 30,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Considered among the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he had a profound influence on composers both from his native country and on the Continent.
- He is often considered along with John Dunstaple and Henry Purcell as one of England's most important composers of early music.
- Byrd wrote in many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard, and consort music.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Byrd article was read about 58,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 74: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get William Byrd
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Byrd (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gerard Vandergucht, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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