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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 .
I looked at the reference for the quote from Davies, but it appears that he is referring to a CD, rather than Tallis's Spem in alium. The quote should either be removed, or an unambiguous reference should be added into the article. Toccata quarta 13:39, 17 February 2014 (UTC)
Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 23 November 1585; [n 1] also Tallys or Talles) 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.
A choir (/ ˈ k w aɪər / KWIRE), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin chorus, meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words is the music performed by the ensemble.
Sir David Valentine Willcocks, CBE MC (30 December 1919 – 17 September 2015) was a British choral conductor, organist, composer and music administrator. He was particularly well known for his association with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, which he directed from 1957 to 1974, making frequent broadcasts and recordings.
The distinction between the two substantially affects the meaning of this phrase. "ALIUM" translates to "garlic" in English; whereas "ALIUS" means "another." Although the phrase at the title of this entry is quoted and requoted all over the internet using alium, this appears to be wrong, unless there is a Latin idiom where these two words can ...
Meeraji's literary output was immense but he published very little of his poetry during his lifetime. However, Khalid Hasan, in his article "Meera Sen's forgotten lover," [citation needed] records that during Meeraji's lifetime four collections of Meeraji's works were published by Shahid Ahmed Dehlavi, and one by Maktaba-e-Urdu, Lahore.
inter spem et metum: between hope and fear: inter faeces et urinam nascimur: we are born between feces and urine: Attributed to Saint Augustine. inter vivos: between the living: Describes property transfers between living persons, as opposed to a testamentary transfer upon death such as an inheritance; often relevant to tax laws. intra muros ...