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Thomas Tallis was a male composer from the Kingdom of England. Born in Kent on January 30, 1505, he died in Greenwich on November 23, 1585. He is buried at St Alfege Church in Greenwich. Tallis played the organ and worked in the genres of choral music, classical, and religious music. His career began in 1554. He spoke and wrote in English and Latin.
Tallis was a Catholic. He taught William Byrd as a student. His work is associated with the renaissance, early music, and sacred music traditions. He is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- England
- Active from
- 1505
- Active to
- 1585
Discography
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- 82,407
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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
Key facts
- Born
- c. 1505 , Probably Kent , England
- Died
- 23 November 1585, (aged 79/80), Greenwich , England
- Works
- List of compositions
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- Kent
- Place of death
- Greenwich
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Genre
- choral music
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Thomas Tallis.jpg
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- Commons category
- Thomas Tallis
- date of death
- 1585-11-23
- Commons gallery
- Thomas Tallis
- date of birth
- 1505-00-00
- place of burial
- St Alfege Church, Greenwich
- Commons Creator page
- Thomas Tallis
- student
- William Byrd
- start of work period
- 1554-00-00
- name in native language
- Thomas Tallis
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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.
Life
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