Thomas Tallis  (1505-1585)
Last updated: 02.04.23
According to The New Penguin Dictionary of Music, Thomas Tallis was an English composer and organist; from 1572 joint organist with William Byrd of a state monopoly of music printing in England. Cultivated a solemn style of great contrapuntal ingenuity as seen in his Latin motet "Spem in alium" in 40 parts, i.e. for 8 choirs each of 5 voices. Wrote mainly church music, in Latin and then in English; also some pieces for keyboard, viols, etc. The so-called "Tallis's Canon" is an adaptation from one of a set of psalm tunes, 1567; Vaughn Williams's "Fantasia on a Theme of Tallis" (first performed in 1910) is based on another of the same set.
Websites:
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book15.gif  Tallis Paul Doe flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
book15.gif  A Tallis Anthology : 17 Anthems and Motets (Tudor Church Music Series) Thomas Tallis flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
book15.gif  A Technique for Identifying Textual Errors Penelope Rapson flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
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Recorder Music CDs:
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Recorder Sheet Music
5956581.gif9 Psalm Tunes (D/A/T/B)smp_logo_88_white.gif
Performance Score. 16 pages.
Book only. This edition: ED 11505.
Publisher: Schott & Co. Ltd. (49002847)
Six Pieces (D/A/T/B)smp_logo_88_white.gif
32 pages.
Publisher: E.C. Schirmer Music Company (2091)
9 Psalm Tunes (D/A/T/B)smp_unav15.gif
Arr./Editor: Illing
Publisher: Schott & Co. Ltd. (ST11505)
The Four Secular Songs (Like as the Doleful Dove and more) (D/A/T/B)smp_unav15.gif
4 Scores.
For SATB recorders/viols/instruments. .
Publisher: London Pro Musica (EML0367)
Sancte Deus (T/T/B/B)smp_unav15.gif
4 Scores.
For TTBB recorders. .
Publisher: London Pro Musica (EMLV252)
Sancte Deus a 4 (A(T)/A(T)/T(B)/B)smp_unav15.gif
Set of Scores.
Publisher: London Pro Musica (EML0252)
760457.gifThree Pieces (from Mulliner Book) (D/A/T/B)smp_unav15.gif
Score and Parts.
"Doleful love", "Tender babes", "Clarifiac me pater".
Publisher: Hawthorns Music (HARA095)
764124.gifO Sacrum Convivium (D/A/T/T/B)smp_unav15.gif
Score and Parts.
Publisher: Hawthorns Music (HARA096)
764112.gifSolfing Song (D/A/T/T/B)smp_unav15.gif
Score and Parts.
 Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest (HARA078)