With its simply glorious choral writing, Thomas Tallis' Renaissance masterpiece Spem In Alium has inspired a host of acclaimed recordings, as Classic FM reveals. The popular Irving Berlin song ...

British composer Thomas Tallis was born 500 years ago. One of his most celebrated pieces of choral music was "Spem in Alium," a motet he wrote to be sung by eight five-voice choirs, each singing a ...

While Thomas Tallis's 40-part motet Spem in Alium is rightly regarded as one of the peaks of late renaissance polyphony, the works that provided its inspiration remain little known. Alessandro ...

As part of Radio 3's 40th anniversary, Stephen Johnson is joined in the studio by Jeffrey Skidmore, Deborah Roberts and Antony Pitts for an exploration of Thomas Tallis's magnificent 40-part motet ...

Thomas Tallis' "Spem in alium," sung by the Tallis Scholars, is a feature of the novel. Readers who have bought the book have downloaded the song from iTunes, prompting the single to go from number 20 ...

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Seattle’s Tudor Choir is celebrating its 20th anniversary — with music that’s close to 500 years old. The choir, led by 44-year-old Seattle native Doug Fullington, has a new CD out for the occasion, ...

Take a look at Classic FM’s Hall of Fame, and there among the poll of listeners’ favourite classical pieces you’ll find a surprise. Coming in at number 89, just ahead of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker and ...

In jejunio et fletu (The) Cardinall's Musick Thomas Tallis, Composer Andrew Carwood, Director Blessed are those that be undefiled Andrew Carwood, Director Thomas Tallis, Composer (The) Cardinall's ...

Alessandro Striggio’s Missa Ecco sì beato giorno starts with a lone soprano voice, giving no clue to the spacious sonorities he is going to explore later on. This is his landmark mid-1500s Mass for 40 ...

He's been described as the father of English church music and if he were still alive he'd be trying to blow out 500 candles this year. Hi, I'm Geoff Wood and I'm glad you could join me because today ...