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Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 23 November 1585; [n 1] also Tallys or Talles) was an English composer of High Renaissance music. ... Magnificat for four voices, ...
Thomas Tallis, 18th-century engraving; a posthumous, invented portrait [1] by Gerard Vandergucht This is a list of compositions by the English composer Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585). Masses
Together with the Nunc dimittis, the Magnificat is a regular part of the Anglican Evensong. The "Mag and Nunc" has been set by many composers – such as Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert Sumsion, Charles Wood and John Tavener – of Anglican church music, often for choir a cappella or choir
Magnificat octo tonorum (1557) Thomas Tallis: c. 1505 1585 Magnificat (a 4) in Dorian Service: Vincenzo Ruffo: c. 1508 1587 Magnificats Antonio de Cabezón: 1510 1566 sets of six or seven Magnificat verses in eight tones Christian Hollander: c. 1510–15 1568–69 Ten Magnificats (using eight tones, two versions in seventh and eight tone ...
Spem in alium (Latin for "Hope in any other") is a 40-part Renaissance motet by Thomas Tallis, composed in c. 1570 for eight choirs of five voices each. It is considered by some critics to be the greatest piece of English early music. H. B. Collins described it in 1929 as Tallis's "crowning achievement", along with his Lamentations. [1]
The 'Gyffard' Partbooks (British Library [GB-Lbl] Add.MS 17802–5; also spelled Giffard) are an important set of English Renaissance choral partbooks, containing pieces by composers such as Thomas Tallis and John Sheppard, as well as additional unnamed composers, which are not found in other sources.
In Common Worship, this is listed among "Canticles for Use at Funeral and Memorial Services" [11] One of the most well-known settings in England is a plainchant theme by Thomas Tallis. Herbert Howells composed 20 settings of this pair of canticles, including Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Gloucester) (1947) and Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for ...
O Maria salvatoris, from the Eton Choirbook. The Eton Choirbook (Eton College MS. 178) is a richly illuminated manuscript collection of English sacred music composed during the late 15th century.