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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 .
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.
The famous 40-voice motet Spem in alium, by English composer Thomas Tallis, is a setting of a text from the Book of Judith. The story also inspired oratorios by Antonio Vivaldi , W. A. Mozart and Hubert Parry , and an operetta by Jacob Pavlovitch Adler .
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)
It was within one of these towers that the premiere of Thomas Tallis' masterwork, Spem in alium, was perhaps performed. The 1959 excavation of Nonsuch by Martin Biddle, aged 22, was a key event in the history of archaeology in the UK. It was one of the first post-medieval sites to be excavated, and attracted over 75,000 visitors during the work.
Sydney Chamber Choir is a choir from Sydney formed as the Sydney University Chamber Choir in 1975. [1]Following its formation in 1975, the Sydney Chamber Choir quickly established itself as a champion of Renaissance Music, especially the works of Josquin des Prez.
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The Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind) besides publishing journals and books, and supporting research and creative work in Urdu linguistics and literature, has many other activities to promote the language e.g. Urdu Adab (Quarterly), Hamari Zaban (Weekly), Books and Dictionaries, Urdu Archives, Photo Collection, Audio Collection, Writing Competition ...