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His books for Ashgate include William Byrd: Gentleman of the Chapel Royal (), William Byrd's Modal Practice (), The World of William Byrd: Musicians.
John Harley's Thomas Tallis is the first full-length book to deal comprehensively with the composer's life and works....
Thomas Tallis
English Renaissance composer (died 1585)
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. Tallis is considered one of England's greatest composers, and is honoured for his original voice in English musicianship.
Life
Youth
As no records about the birth, family or childhood of Thomas Tallis exist, almost nothing is known about his early life or origins.
Explore books by Thomas Tallis with our selection at Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over.Historians have calculated that he was born in the early part of the 16th century, towards the end of the reign of Henry VII of England, and estimates for the year of his birth range from 1500 to 1520. His only known relative was a cousin called John Sayer.
As the surnamesSayer and Tallis both have strong connections with Kent, Thomas Tallis is usually thought to have been born somewhere in
