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John Tavener

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Also known as Sir John Tavener, Sir John Kenneth Tavener, John Kenneth Tavener

British composer (1944-2013)

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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
britishbritish composerclassicalcomposercontemporarycontemporary classical

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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

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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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
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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).

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