John Tavener

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  • sacred
Tavener was born on 28 January 1944 in Wembley, London, England, and is 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.

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Songs

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    "I Awaited Lord Your Salvation..."

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    "Let Now Your Mercy..."

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    "Look Upon Me and Have Mercy..."

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    "Princes Have Persecuted Me..."

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    "Wherewithal Shall a Young Man..."

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    "Your Hands Have Made Me..."

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    'The Protecting Veil'

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    1985-A Nativity

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    A Christmas Round

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    A Hymm to the Mother of God

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    A Hymn to the Mother of God

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    Act One: Prologue. With Unearthly Stillness

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    Act Two: Prologue. With Unearthly Stillness

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    Akathist of Thanksgiving (Kontakion 8)

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    Akathist of Thanksgiving: 1. Kontakion, 1. Ikos

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    Akathist of Thanksgiving: 10. Kontakion, 10. Ikos

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    Akathist of Thanksgiving: 2. Kontakion, 2. Ikos

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    Akathist of Thanksgiving: 3. Kontakion, 3. Ikos

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    Akathist of Thanksgiving: 4. Kontakion, 4. Ikos

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    Akathist of Thanksgiving: 5. Kontakion, 5. Ikos

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    Akathist of Thanksgiving: 6. Kontakion, 6. Ikos

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    Akathist of Thanksgiving: 7. Kontakion, 7. Ikos

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    Akathist of Thanksgiving: 8. Kontakion, 8. Ikos.

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    Akathist of Thanksgiving: 9. Kontakion, 9. Ikos

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    Akhmatova Songs: I. Dante (feat. soprano: Patricia Rozario)

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    Akhmatova Songs: II. Pushkin and Lermontov (feat. soprano: Patricia Rozario)

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    Akhmatova Songs: III. Boris Pasternak (feat. soprano: Patricia Rozario)

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    Akhmatova Songs: IV. Couplet (feat. soprano: Patricia Rozario)

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    Akhmatova Songs: V. The Muse (feat. soprano: Patricia Rozario)

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    Akhmatova Songs: VI. Death (feat. soprano: Patricia Rozario)

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    Alleluia

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    Angels

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    Annunciation

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    As One Who Has Slept

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    Canticle of the Mother of God

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    Carol: The Lamb

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    Celtic Requiem

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    Chant

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    Chant for Solo Cello

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    Come and Do Your Will in Me

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    Coplas

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    Depart in Peace

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    Dhyana

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    Elizabeth Full of Grace

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    Eonia

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    Epitaphios Procession I: From Golgotha to the Anointing Stone

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    Epitaphios Procession II: To the Tomb Entrance

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    Eternal Memory: I. With great peace and serenity (Moscow Virtuosi feat. conductor: Vladimir Spivakov)

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    Eternal Memory: II. Slightly grotesque; dance-like; rough and an illusion of motion (Moscow Virtuosi feat. conductor: Vladimir Spivakov)

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    Eternal Memory: III. With great peace and serenity (Moscow Virtuosi feat. conductor: Vladimir Spivakov)


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