Thomas Tallis and his Music in Victorian England

A survey of the huge importance of Thomas Tallis, the ‘Father of Church Music', on Victorian musical life.

In Victorian England, Tallis was ever-present: in performances of his music, in accounts of his biography, and through his representation in physical monuments. Known in the nineteenth century as the 'Father of English Church Music', Tallis occupies a central position in the history of the music of the Anglican Church.

This book examines in detail the reception of two works that lie at ...