John Tavener
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sir John Tavener, Sir John Kenneth Tavener, John Kenneth Tavener
British composer (1944-2013)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 20
Top works
- Protecting Veil
- Veil of the Temple Anthems Tavener
- Ikons
- Little Requiem for Father Malachy Lynch
- Akhmatova Songs
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1944-01-28
- Active to
- 2013-11-12
Discography
- The Whale1970
- Celtic Requiem (Requiem for Jenny Jones)1971
- Sacred Music by John Tavener1991
- We Shall See Him as He Is1992
- Tavener: The Protecting Veil / Britten: Cello Suite No 3 / Tavener: Thrinos1992
- Mary of Egypt1993
- Ikon of Light1994
- The Last Sleep of the Virgin / The Hidden Treasure1994
- Thunder Entered Her1994
- Akathist of Thanksgiving1994
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 148,845
- Total plays
- 909,549
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British composer John Tavener (born 28 January 1944 in Wembley, London, died 12 November 2013 in Dorset) was a direct descendant of the sixteenth century composer John Taverner. He attended Highgate School (where a fellow pupil was John Rutter) and later studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where his tutors included Sir Lennox Berkeley. He first came to prominence in 1968 with his dramatic cantata The Whale, based on the Old Testament story of Jonah. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Tav
Recent publications · Crossref
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.johntavener.com
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- date of birth
- 1944-01-28
- Commons category
- John Tavener
- date of death
- 2013-11-12
- birth name
- John Kenneth Tavener
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- P12749
- (20959) 1936 UG
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Article
Tavener in 2005
Sir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 1944 – 12 November 2013) was an English composer of choral religious works. Among his works are The Lamb (1982), The Protecting Veil (1988), and Song for Athene (1993).