# Thomas Tallis — Every Record We Rank

Thomas Tallis appears once in our Renaissance list, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Renaissance
- **Year:** 1570
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in Renaissance
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/thomas-tallis/

## Appears on

### [Spem in alium](https://waxonia.com/track/thomas-tallis--spem-in-alium/)

*1570 · No. 1 in [Renaissance](https://waxonia.com/genre/renaissance/)*

Forty genuinely independent voices in eight choirs of five, passing an entry around the room and then all arriving at once. Nothing before the orchestra is this overwhelming, and very little after it.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Thomas%20Tallis%20Spem%20in%20alium) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=CkL1hdL40i0)

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