Tallis Synonyms

talis
English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. thomas tallis
(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. prayer-shawl
  2. tallith
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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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