Third Psalm Tune by Thomas Tallis
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"Third Psalm Tune by Thomas Tallis" is a 16th-century English psalm melody best known today as the theme used in Ralph Vaughan Williams’s "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis."
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance composition
ⓘ
chorale melody ⓘ psalm tune ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Reformation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English psalter tradition ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Tallis Third Psalm Tune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 16th century ⓘ |
| composer | Thomas Tallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| genre |
psalmody
ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important example of early English psalm tunes ⓘ |
| influenced | Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic | modal melody ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicalEra | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityOfComposer | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the theme of Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis ⓘ |
| originalFunction | metrical psalm setting ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Anglican
ⓘ
Protestant ⓘ |
| scoringInOriginalUse |
choral
ⓘ
congregational singing ⓘ |
| survivesAs | chorale-style melody ⓘ |
| textureInOriginalUse | homophonic psalm tune ⓘ |
| themeUsedBy | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| usedAsThemeIn | Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Anglican psalm singing ⓘ |
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