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Thomas Tallis.
English composer 1505 - 1585.
Engraving by Niccolò Haym, after a portrait by Gerard van der Gucht.
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Thomas Tallis (circa 1505 – 3 December 1585, by the Gregorian Calendar, and 23 November 1585, by the Julian Calendar,) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English Church Music, and is considered one of England's greatest composers.
He is honoured for his original voice in English musicianship. No contemporary portrait of Tallis survives: The earliest, painted by Gerard van der Gucht, dates from 150 years after Tallis died, and there is no certainty that it is a likeness. In a rare copy of his signature that exists [in block letters], the composer spelled his last name "Tallys."
If Ye Love Me.
Thomas Tallis.
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Spem in Alium
(40-Part Motet).
Thomas Tallis.
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