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The Tallis Scholars

The Tallis Scholars is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Eric Whitacre, Paul McCartney, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Igor Stravinsky and Ivan Moody. Those roots explain a lot about how The Tallis Scholars arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Jordi Savall, Gustav Leonhardt, Tomás Luis de Victoria and Arvo Pärt, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around The Tallis Scholars, reaching back through Eric Whitacre. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Tallis Scholars are a British professional early music vocal ensemble established in 1973. Usually consisting of two singers per part, with a core group of ten singers, they specialise in performing a cappella sacred vocal music. Peter Phillips, the founder of the group, is their conductor. They have released over 60 discs through their own Gimell Records label. In 2013 they were elected to the Gramophone Hall of Fame. In 2023, Gramophone magazine marked the group's 50th anniversary by dedicating a special edition of its magazine to them.

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The Tallis ScholarsEric WhitacrePaul McCartneySergei RachmaninoffIgor StravinskyIvan MoodyArvo PärtJohn TavenerGiovanni Pierluigi d…Jordi SavallGustav LeonhardtTomás Luis de VictoriaArvo PärtJohn RutterHenry PurcellJosquin des Prez

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The Tallis Scholars connections

The Tallis Scholars grew out of Eric Whitacre, Paul McCartney, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Igor Stravinsky, shares an orbit with Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Jordi Savall, Gustav Leonhardt and Tomás Luis de Victoria. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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