Thomas Tallis

ISBN-13: 9780573111334 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 58 str.

Jessica Swale

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Thomas Tallis is a portrait of the life of one of Britainsmost successful composers set against the tumultuouspolitical backdrop of the renaissance. Living under fourmonarchs, Tallis was forced to adapt his compositionsto suit their religious demands, but at what cost? In Swalesvividly imagined play, we follow the contrasting fatesof Tallis and a young priest, from the dissolution of themonasteries through Marys bloody reign, via encounterswith a young Elizabeth and the mysterious Dr Dee, to theirdramatic conclusion.