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Level One Repertory:
Tallis' Canon
Composer: Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 - 1585)
Historical style: Metrical PsalmMusical terms used in this piece:
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Historical note: TALLIS' CANON, written c. 1557, was originally entitled, THE EIGHTH TUNE because it was one of nine tunes by Tallis which appeared in a collection of metrical psalms compiled by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1567. The collection is usually referred to as, "Matther Parker's Psalter" and Archbishop Parker's Psalter.
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