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Artist: The Tallis Scholars

Biography:

The Tallis Scholars has become one of the leading a cappella choral groups in the world, specializing in Renaissance sacred music. The group was founded in 1973 by choral conductor Peter Phillips (who, coincidentally, bears the name of a noted English Renaissance composer (1560-1628). The aim was to create an ensemble that, through purity of intonation and impeccable balance of the often complex polyphonic texture of Renaissance music. The group takes its name from Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585), a leading English composer of the Renaissance era, famous in particular for one of the most complex of all a cappella compositions, "Spam in Alum," which is written for eight five-part choirs.

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