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A Brief History of Thomas Tallis
Special emphasis on the psalm tune later used in Ralph Vaughn Williams "Fantasy on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" includes MP3 audio of the original setting with words and links to the RVW work.
http://www.cs.qub.ac.uk/~J.Collis/guides/tallis.html
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Classical Music Archives: Tallis
Music files offered in MIDI format.
http://www.classicalarchives.com/early-t.html#TALLIS
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Tallis, Thomas
Catholic Encyclopedia entry focusing especially on his contributions to Roman Catholic liturgics and hymnody, even after the English Reformation.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14435a.htm
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Tallis, Thomas
Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio includes biography, commentary on his development and growth into one of the finest composers of his generation, and mention of selected works.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=9155
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Tallis, Thomas
Article from Artsworld highlighting his ongoing popularity, especially because of the theme composed by Vaughan Williams. With brief biography.
http://www.artsworld.com/music-dance/biographies/s-u/thomas-tallis.html
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Tallis, Thomas (1505 - Greenwich, 1585)
Listing from the Oxford Dictionary of Music at xrefer includes life and major works plus cross references to related composers and noted compositions.
http://www.xrefer.com/entry/245962
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Thomas Tallis
Biography and musical commentary on five of his church compositions with links to MIDI audio and scores from the Cyber Hymnal.
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/t/a/tallis_t.htm
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Thomas Tallis
Biography centering on formative musical events and compositional abilities. Includes related composers, partial discography, and supplemental information relating to his historical era from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
http://www.hoasm.org/IVM/Tallis.html
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Thomas Tallis
Classical Composers Database entry with summary of his life and two lengthier biographies. Attention paid to his relationship with Byrd and their monopoly on English music publishing.
http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=tallis
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Thomas Tallis
Background information focusing on his church music and musicianship with details concerning his hymn tunes from Hymnuts.
http://www.hymnuts.com/hcompan/writers/tallis.htm
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Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585)
Entry from Classical Net's Basic Repertoire List with biography, influences, students, comments on his influence over English music, posterity, and suggested recordings.
http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/tallis.html
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Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585)
Karadar dictionary entry with life, related composers, comments on his works, portrait, and MIDI audio samples.
http://www.karadar.net/Dictionary/tallis.html
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Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
Brief biographical sketch, caricature, summary comments on his church music, and Naxos discography.
http://web02.hnh.com/composer/btm.asp?fullname=Tallis,%20Thomas
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Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585): A Short Biography and Discography
Information provided by the Medieval Music and Arts Foundation includes an extensive list of known recordings of the composer's works.
http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/composers/tallis.html
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Thomas Tallis and English Church Music
St. Alfege Church, Greenwich remembers one of its own who is buried beneath the chancel. Includes biographical and musical information plus honors given by the church.
http://www.st-alfege.org/t-tallis.htm
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Thomas Tallis: The Father of English Church Music
Brief biography, portrait, key works, timeline, recommended recordings, and historical and societal context from Humanities Web.
http://www.humanitiesweb.org/cgi-bin/human.cgi?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=14
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