TAVENER, John
b London, 28 January 1944
He was educated at Highgate School, and the Royal College of Music from 1961 to
1965. He won the Prince Rainier of Monaco Prize in 1965. His work shows the great influence upon him of his Catholic faith.
1962 (18)
Piano Concerto (1962-3)
Three Holy Sonnets, for voice and orchestra
1963-4 (19-20)
Three Sections, from T. S. Eliot's The Four Quartets, for tenor and piano
1964 (20)
The Cappemakers, for two narrators, two soloists, male chorus and instruments
1965 (21)
Chamber Concerto (revised
1968)
Cain and Abel, dramatic cantata
The Whale, for choir and orchestra (1965-6)
1967-8 (23-4)
Grandma's Footsteps, for chamber orchestra
Three Surrealist Songs, for mezzo-soprano, tape and piano doubling bongoes
1968 (24)
In Alium, for high soprano and orchestra
1969 (25)
Celtic Requiem, for voices and orchestra
1970 (26)
Nomine Jesu, for voices and orchestra
Coplas, for voices and tape
1971 (27)
In Memoriam Igor Stravinsky, for two alto flutes, organ and bells
Responsorium in Memory of Annon Lee Silver, for two soprano soli, mixed chorus and two flutes
1972 (28)
Variations on 'Three Blind Mice', for orchestra
Ma fin est mon commencement, for voices and instruments
Little Requiem for Father Malachy Lynch, for voices and instruments
Ultimos ritos, for voices and orchestra, including amplified instruments
Canciones espanolas, for voices and instruments
1973 (29)
Requiem for Father Malachy, for choir and instruments
Thérese, opera (1973-6)
1976 (32)
A Gentle Spirit, for soprano, tenor and ensemble
Canticle of the Mother of God, for soprano and chorus
1977 (33)
Kyklike Kinesis, for soprano, chorus, cello and orchestra
Lamentation, Lost Prayer and Exaltation, for soprano with handbells or piano
Palin, for piano
Palintropos, for piano and orchestra
The Last Prayer of Mary Queen of Scots, for soprano and handbells
1978 (34)
Six Russian Folk Songs for soprano and ensemble
The Instrument of Antigone, for soprano and orchestra
1979 (35)
Greek Interlude, for flute and piano
Six Abbasid Songs for four flutes and percussion
1979-80 (35-6)
Akhmatova: Requiem, for soprano and baritone soli, brass, percussion and strings
1980 (36)
Risen!, for chorus and orchestra
Sappho: Lyrical Fragments, for two sopranos and strings
1981 (37)
Prayer for the World, for sixteen solo voices
Funeral Ikos, for chorus
Mandelion, for organ
Trisagion, for brass quintet
The Great Canon of the Ode to Saint Andrew of Crete, for chorus
1982 (38)
Towards The Son: Ritual Procession, for chamber orchestra
Doxa, for chorus
Lord's Prayer, for chorus
Mandoodles, for a young pianist
The Lamb, for unaccompanied chorus
1983 (39)
He Hath Entered The Heven, for unaccompanied trebles
To a Child Dancing in the Wind, for soprano, flute, harp and viola
1984 (40)
Sixteen Haiku of Seferis, for soprano, tenor and ensemble
Ikon of Light, for chorus and string trio
Little Missenden Calm, for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
Vigil Service, for a capella choir, four violins and organ
Chant, for solo guitar
Mini Song Cycle for Gina, for voice and piano