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    The article discusses the life and musical works of English composer Thomas Tallis who lived from 1505-1585. It provides an overview of his career, highlighting how he composed music for both the Catholic and Protestant churches after the English Reformation. The article also examines Tallis's famous motet Spem in alium and how it demonstrates his exceptional counterpoint composition skills. It concludes by reflecting on Tallis's legacy 500 years after his birth as one of the great Renaissance composers in England.

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    Sign of Contradiction: Tallis at 500

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    Source: The Musical Times, Vol. 146, No. 1891 (Summer, 2005), pp. 7-15
    Published by: Musical Times Publications Ltd.
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