Tallis may refer to:

People

Tallis (name) Tallis is the English variation of the ancient name Thales, most notably Thales of Miletus. Tallis may refer to the following people: Given name *Tallis Obed Moses (born c. 1954), President of Vanuatu Surname *Canon Tallis, a major character in t ...

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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'' series *Tallis family (Briony, Cecilia, Emily, Jack and Leon), a fictitious wealthy family central to the plot of '' Atonement'' *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 and David Palmer * Tallis Festival, a choral event hosted in London every 12 to 18 months * The Tallis Scholars, British early music ensemble named after Thomas Tallis *

, 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'' *'' Tallis Directory'', a gazetteer of Gravesend, England published in 1839

Other uses

* Thomas Tallis School in Greenwich, London, England *

Tallit A tallit ''talit'' in Modern Hebrew; ''tālēt'' in Sephardic Hebrew and Ladino; ''tallis'' in Ashkenazic Hebrew and Yiddish. Mish. pl. טליות ''telayot''; Heb. pl. טליתות ''tallitot'' , Yidd. pl. טליתים ''talleisim''. is a ...