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Thomas Tallis Thomas Tallis (; also Tallys or Talles; 23 November 1585) 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 ...

( – 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 ** Fenghuang, sometimes called Chinese phoenix * Vermilion bird, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constella ...

'' series *Tallis family (Briony, Cecilia, Emily, Jack and Leon), a fictitious wealthy family central to the plot of ''

Atonement Atonement, atoning, or making amends 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 othe ...

'' *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 as the keyboardist for Jethro Tull from April 1970 to June 1980. Early life Evans' father was headmaster at a ...

and David Palmer * Tallis Festival, 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 established in 1973. Normally consisting of two singers per part, with a core group of ten singers, they specialise in performing ''a cappella'' Religious music, sacred vocal ...

, 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 of crime and adventure fiction. 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 ...

to promote his novel ''The Four Just Men'' *'' Tallis Directory'', a gazetteer of Gravesend, England published in 1839

Other uses

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 Greenwic ...

in Greenwich, London, England *

Tallit A tallit, taleth, or tallis is a fringed garment worn as a prayer shawl by religious Jews. The tallit has special twined and knotted fringe (trim), fringes known as ''tzitzit'' attached to its four corners. The cloth part is known as the ''beged ...