Thomas Tallis - Wikipedia Thomas Tallis ( ˈtælɪs ; [2] also Tallys or Talles; c 1505 – 23 November 1585 [n 1]) 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
Tallit (The Prayer Shawl) | My Jewish Learning (tall-EET) or tallis (TALL-us) is a large rectangular shawl made of wool, cotton or synthetic fibers In each of the four corners of the shawl are strings tied in a Pronounced: TZEET-tzeet, or TZIT-siss, Origin: Hebrew, fringes tied to the corners of a prayer shawl
Thomas Tallis - Encyclopedia Britannica Thomas Tallis was one of the most important English composers of sacred music before William Byrd His style encompassed the simple Reformation service music and the great Continental polyphonic schools whose influence he was largely responsible for introducing into English music
Thomas Tallis: the ultimate Tudor survivor - Classical Music Tallis was the ultimate professional, able to flip easily from one type of work to another – in Latin or English, for the Catholic or Anglican liturgy, for four voices or 40 – as the presiding monarch demanded
Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) - A short biography - Medieval Thomas Tallis would prove himself adept in writing for both the Catholic and Protestant liturgies Born a Catholic, he managed to survive - apparently without being persecuted - as a member of the "Old Faith," while becoming the chief composer for the new Church of England
Thomas Tallis - ChoralWiki - CPDL Thomas Tallis was Organist of the Royal Chapels to King Henry VIII, King Edward VI, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth He was esteem'd a most excellent Composer of Church Music, at least equal to any Contemporary, either of his own Country or of Foreign Nations; and was the first who compos'd the Musical Part of our Divine Service in the English
Thomas Tallis - ComposeroftheMonth Thomas Tallis was one of the most powerful and important composers of the Renaissance Period in England Very little is known about Tallis' early life We're not even sure if he was actually born in 1505 and we don't know anything about his childhood, parents or early education
Tallis - Oxford Academic The composer Thomas Tallis (ca 1505–November 1585) lived and worked through much of the turbulent Tudor period in England Unlike many of his contemporaries, he did not just react to radical change: he thrived on it
Tallit - Wikipedia A tallit, [a] taleth, or tallis is a fringed garment worn as a prayer shawl by religious Jews The tallit has special twined and knotted fringes known as tzitzit attached to its four corners