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.

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9 Psalm Tunes (D/A/T/B) Performance Score. 16 pages. Book only. This edition: ED 11505. Publisher: Schott & Co. Ltd. (49002847)

Six Pieces (D/A/T/B) 32 pages. Publisher: E.C. Schirmer Music Company (2091)

9 Psalm Tunes (D/A/T/B) Arr./Editor: Illing Publisher: Schott & Co. Ltd. (ST11505)

The Four Secular Songs (Like as the Doleful Dove and more) (D/A/T/B) 4 Scores. For SATB recorders/viols/instruments. . Publisher: London Pro Musica (EML0367)

Sancte Deus (T/T/B/B) 4 Scores. For TTBB recorders. . Publisher: London Pro Musica (EMLV252)

Sancte Deus a 4 (A(T)/A(T)/T(B)/B) Set of Scores. Publisher: London Pro Musica (EML0252)

Three Pieces (from Mulliner Book) (D/A/T/B) Score and Parts. "Doleful love", "Tender babes", "Clarifiac me pater". Publisher: Hawthorns Music (HARA095)

O Sacrum Convivium (D/A/T/T/B) Score and Parts. Publisher: Hawthorns Music (HARA096)

Solfing Song (D/A/T/T/B) Score and Parts.  ⇑Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest (HARA078)

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