Author
John Harley
Book Format
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Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Group
Published
December 2015
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Author
John Harley
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Group
Published
December 2015
£140.95
Free UK Delivery
Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days
Thomas Tallis
Today's Price £140.95
John Harley's Thomas Tallis is the first full-length book to deal comprehensively with the composer's life and works. Tallis entered the Chapel Royal in the middle of a long life, and remained there for over 40 years. During a colourful period of English history he famously served King Henry VIII and the three of Henry's children who followed him to the throne. His importance for English music during the second half of the sixteenth century is equalled only by that of his pupil, colleague and friend William Byrd. In a series of chronological chapters, Harley describes Tallis's career before and after he entered the Chapel. The fully considered biography is placed in the context of larger political and cultural changes of the period. Each monarch's reign is treated with an examination of the ways in which Tallis met its particular musical needs. Consideration is given to all of Tallis's surviving compositions, including those probably intended for patrons and amateurs beyond the court, and attention is given to the context within which they were written. Tallis emerges as a composer whose music displays his special ability in setting words and creating ingenious musical patterns.
A table places most of Tallis's compositions in a broad but credible chronological order.
Author
John Harley
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Group
Published
December 2015
Weight
595g
Page Count
295
Dimensions
156 x 234 x 18 mm
ISBN
9781472428066
ISBN-10
1472428064
Eden Code
4642367
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Author/Creator: John Harley
ISBN: 9781472428066
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
Release Date: December 2015
Weight: 595g
Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Eden Code: 4642367