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Continuing the Journey With…Thomas Tallis CD 10

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Today brings to an end my time exploring the works of Thomas Tallis. Thanks to the good folks at Brilliant Classics, I’ve learned quite a bit about this ancient composer. The main thing I learned is that I’m not a fan of the very late Mr. Tallis. Oh, I appreciate his place in music history … [Read more…]

Continuing the Journey With…Thomas Tallis CD 9

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Today’s selection from the Brilliant Classics box set of music by Thomas Tallis is mostly instrumental. The CD is called, appropriately, “The Instrumental Music and Songs I.” I think this CD may be of great interest to me since what often makes Tallis so aurally tiring is the sameness of sounds from the choir. Like, … [Read more…]