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Composer of the Week:Thomas Tallis

on BBC Radio 3

(C1505-85). With Donald Macleod.
Thomas Tallis was witness to one of the most turbulent periods ever seen in the history of the church, in which the country's faith seesawed between Catholic and Protestant, triggered by the larger-than-life figure of Henry VIII. There was an inevitable effect on all aspects of the church service, including music. Today Donald Macleod looks at some of the works Tallis wrote during the last years of Henry's reign, at a time when there was a move towards a new kind of plain speaking in music. WhyFumeth in Fight Tallis Scholars
Salve Intemerata Winchester Cathedral Choir, director David Hill
MagnificatTallis Scholars
Sancte Deus Oxford Camerata, director Jeremy Summerly
Mass for four voices Hilliard Ensemble Producer Deborah Preston

Contributors

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Donald MacLeod.
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Thomas Tallis
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Henry Viii.
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Donald MacLeod
Director:
Jeremy Summerly
Producer:
Deborah Preston

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