Difference between revisions of "Thomas Tallis"
(Created page with "Thomas Tallis <ref name="term_62880" /> <p> a celebrated English musician, flourished about the middle of the 16th century. Under queen Elizabeth he became gentleman of t...") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_62880" /> == | |||
<p> a celebrated English musician, flourished about the middle of the 16th century. Under queen [[Elizabeth]] he became gentleman of the royal chapel and organist. Although he was a diligent collector of musical antiquities, and a careful peruser of the works of other men, his compositions are so truly original that he may justly be said to be the father of the cathedral style. Notwithstanding his supposed attachment to the Romish religion, it seems that Tallis accommodated himself and his studies to the alterations introduced at the Reformation. With this view, he set to music those parts of the English liturgy which at that time were deemed most proper to be sung, viz. the two morning services-the one comprehending the Venite a Exultemus, Te Deum, and Benedictus; and the other, which is part of the communion office, consisting of the [[Kyrie]] Eleison, Nicene Creed, and Sanctus; as also the evening service, containing the [[Magnificat]] and Nunc Dimittis. He also set musical notes to the preces and responses, and composed that litany which for its excellence is sung on solemn services in all places where the choral service is performed. The services of Tallis contain also chants for the Venite Exultemus and the [[Creed]] of St. Athanasius, two of which are published in Dr. Boyce's [[Cathedral]] Music; vol. 1. Besides the offices above mentioned, constituting what are now termed the morning, communion, and evening services, in four parts, with the preces, responses, and litany. Tallis composed many anthems. He died Nov. 23, 1585, and was buried in the parish church of Greenwich, in Kent. </p> | <p> a celebrated English musician, flourished about the middle of the 16th century. Under queen [[Elizabeth]] he became gentleman of the royal chapel and organist. Although he was a diligent collector of musical antiquities, and a careful peruser of the works of other men, his compositions are so truly original that he may justly be said to be the father of the cathedral style. [[Notwithstanding]] his supposed attachment to the Romish religion, it seems that Tallis accommodated himself and his studies to the alterations introduced at the Reformation. With this view, he set to music those parts of the English liturgy which at that time were deemed most proper to be sung, viz. the two morning services-the one comprehending the Venite a Exultemus, Te Deum, and Benedictus; and the other, which is part of the communion office, consisting of the [[Kyrie]] Eleison, Nicene Creed, and Sanctus; as also the evening service, containing the [[Magnificat]] and Nunc Dimittis. He also set musical notes to the preces and responses, and composed that litany which for its excellence is sung on solemn services in all places where the choral service is performed. The services of Tallis contain also chants for the Venite Exultemus and the [[Creed]] of St. Athanasius, two of which are published in Dr. Boyce's [[Cathedral]] Music; vol. 1. Besides the offices above mentioned, constituting what are now termed the morning, communion, and evening services, in four parts, with the preces, responses, and litany. Tallis composed many anthems. He died Nov. 23, 1585, and was buried in the parish church of Greenwich, in Kent. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80662" /> == | |||
<p> "the father of English cathedral music," born in the reign of Henry VIII., lived well into the reign of Elizabeth; was an organist, and probably "a gentleman of the [[Chapel]] Royal"; composed various anthems, hymns, Te Deums, etc., including "The Song of the Forty Parts" (c. 1515-1585). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_62880"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/tallis,+thomas Thomas Tallis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_62880"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/tallis,+thomas Thomas Tallis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_80662"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/tallis,+thomas Thomas Tallis from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:11, 12 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
a celebrated English musician, flourished about the middle of the 16th century. Under queen Elizabeth he became gentleman of the royal chapel and organist. Although he was a diligent collector of musical antiquities, and a careful peruser of the works of other men, his compositions are so truly original that he may justly be said to be the father of the cathedral style. Notwithstanding his supposed attachment to the Romish religion, it seems that Tallis accommodated himself and his studies to the alterations introduced at the Reformation. With this view, he set to music those parts of the English liturgy which at that time were deemed most proper to be sung, viz. the two morning services-the one comprehending the Venite a Exultemus, Te Deum, and Benedictus; and the other, which is part of the communion office, consisting of the Kyrie Eleison, Nicene Creed, and Sanctus; as also the evening service, containing the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. He also set musical notes to the preces and responses, and composed that litany which for its excellence is sung on solemn services in all places where the choral service is performed. The services of Tallis contain also chants for the Venite Exultemus and the Creed of St. Athanasius, two of which are published in Dr. Boyce's Cathedral Music; vol. 1. Besides the offices above mentioned, constituting what are now termed the morning, communion, and evening services, in four parts, with the preces, responses, and litany. Tallis composed many anthems. He died Nov. 23, 1585, and was buried in the parish church of Greenwich, in Kent.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
"the father of English cathedral music," born in the reign of Henry VIII., lived well into the reign of Elizabeth; was an organist, and probably "a gentleman of the Chapel Royal"; composed various anthems, hymns, Te Deums, etc., including "The Song of the Forty Parts" (c. 1515-1585).
