Tallis may refer to:
People
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Tallis (name)
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Thomas Tallis
Thomas Tallis (23 November 1585; 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 o ...
( – 1585). English composer
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities
*Tallis, a world in Kathy Tyers' ''
Firebird
Firebird and fire bird may refer to:
Mythical birds
* Phoenix (mythology), sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures
* Bennu, Egyptian firebird
* Huma bird, Persian firebird
* Firebird (Slavic folklore)
Bird species
''Various spe ...
'' series
*Tallis family (Briony, Cecilia, Emily, Jack and Leon), a fictitious wealthy family central to the plot of ''
Atonement
Atonement (also atoning, to atone) is the concept of a person taking action to correct previous wrongdoing on their part, either through direct action to undo the consequences of that act, equivalent action to do good for others, or some other ex ...
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*Canon Tallis, a recurring character in both the "Kairos" and "Chronos" series by Madeleine L'Engle
*Tallis, a
character in the ''Dragon Age'' media franchise
Music
*Tallis, a rock band formed by former Jethro Tull members
John Evan
John Evan (born John Spencer Evans; born 28 March 1948, in Derby, Derbyshire.) is a British musician and composer. He is best known for having played keyboards for Jethro Tull from April 1970 to June 1980. Evans' father was headmaster at a De ...
and David Palmer
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Tallis Festival
The Tallis Festival is a music festival based on the work of the composer Thomas Tallis. It is hosted by Exmoor Singers of London, which forms the Tallis Festival Choir for one weekend every 12 to 18 months. The festival always includes Thomas T ...
, a choral event hosted in London every 12 to 18 months
* The
Tallis Scholars
The Tallis Scholars is a British professional early music vocal ensemble normally consisting of two singers per part, with a core group of ten singers. They specialise in performing ''a cappella'' sacred vocal music.
History
The group was formed ...
, British early music ensemble named after Thomas Tallis
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Thomas Tallis
Thomas Tallis (23 November 1585; 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 o ...
, 16th century English choral composer, regarded as one of the greatest composers in English history
Other arts, entertainment, and media
* Tallis, a publishing company formed by
Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer.
Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during th ...
to promote his novel ''The Four Just Men''
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Tallis Directory
John Tallis (7 November 1817 – 3 June 1876) was an English cartographic publisher.Boase, F., Modern English biography'', 6 vols, 1892-1921 His company, John Tallis & Company, published views, maps and atlases in London from roughly 1838 to 18 ...
'', a gazetteer of Gravesend, England published in 1839
Other uses
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Thomas Tallis School
Thomas Tallis School is a large mixed comprehensive school for pupils aged 11–19, located in Kidbrooke in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England. It opened in 1971, and was named after the composer Thomas Tallis, who lived in Greenwich ...
in Greenwich, London, England
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Tallit
A tallit ''talit'' in Modern Hebrew; ''tālēt'' in Sephardic Hebrew and Ladino language, Ladino; ''tallis'' in Ashkenazic Hebrew and Yiddish language, Yiddish. Mishnaic Hebrew, Mish. pl. טליות ''telayot''; Heb. pl. טליתות ''tallitot' ...
, a Jewish religious garment
See also
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Talis (disambiguation)
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