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English composer

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Thomas Tallis (1505–1585) was an English composer and organist who worked in the genres of choral and sacred music. Born in Kent, he was a citizen of the Kingdom of England and practiced the Catholic faith. His professional career began in 1554, and he was fluent in English and Latin. Tallis died on November 23, 1585, in Greenwich, where he was buried at St Alfege Church.

His musical output includes works such as *The whole Psalter translated into English metre*, *Cantiones*, *The lamentations of Jeremiah the prophet*, *The votive antiphons*, and *Complete keyboard works*. Tallis was the teacher of the composer William Byrd. His music is associated with the Renaissance period and is classified as British, classical, and religious.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1505 (ca.)
Died
1585
Works
17

Top works

  • The whole Psalter translated into English metre
  • Cantiones
  • The lamentations of Jeremiah the prophet
  • The votive antiphons
  • Complete keyboard works

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
82,407
Total plays
806,554

Tags

renaissanceClassicalearly musicchoralsacred music

Thomas Tallis (c 1505 – 23 November 1585) was an English composer. Tallis flourished as a church musician during the often stormy sixteenth century in England. He occupies a primary place in anthologies of English church music, and is considered among the best of its earliest composers. Little is known about his early life, but there seems to be agreement that he was born around 1505, in the latter part of the reign of Henry VII. His first known appointment to a musical position was as organist

via Last.fm · Thomas Tallis

Key facts

Born
c. 1505 , Probably Kent , England
Died
23 November 1585, (aged 79/80), Greenwich , England
Works
List of compositions

via Wikipedia infobox

~28 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Thomas Tallis (/ˈtælɪs/; also Tallys or Talles; c. 1505 – 23 November 1585) was an English composer of High Renaissance music. His compositions are primarily vocal, and he occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. Tallis is considered one of England's greatest composers, and is honoured for his original voice in English musicianship.

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