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prayer-shawl
A prayer shawl (e.g. a Jewish tallit).
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tallith
An undergarment worn by orthodox Jews. It covers the chest and upper part of the back. It has tassels (called zizith) on its four corners.
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thomas tallis
English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)
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Tallis Sentence Examples

  • In the church Wolfe, who died at Quebec (1759), and Tallis, the musician, are buried.

  • By composing these settings for Compline, Tallis made up for the loss of the splendid votive antiphons.

  • The two early votive antiphons Ave Dei and Ave Rosa open the disk and it concludes with one of Tallis's masterpieces Salve Intemerata.

  • Tallis always sets the first polyphonic verse or pair of verses in compound duple meter and the others in simple duple meter and the others in simple duple.

  • In fact it is possible that Tallis's great 40-part motet, Spem in Alium was composed for Queen Mary's 40 th birthday.

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