Thomas Tallis

United Kingdom, 1532–1585

English composer who served four Tudor monarchs through the Reformation, writing for both Latin and Anglican rites. The forty-voice motet Spem in alium is his best-known work.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced Thomas Tallis and 1 artist Thomas Tallis influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did Thomas Tallis influence?

• William Byrd — Byrd was Tallis's pupil; master and student shared the royal music-printing monopoly and jointly published the Cantiones sacrae of 1575.