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Born:
28 January
1944
— London
— England
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Music
Some of his compositions:
- The Repentant Thief
- Thunder entered her
- We shall See Him As He Is
- Leroy Kyrie
- Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas
- The Protecting Veil for cello and strings
- Thrinos for solo cello
- Innocence
- Two Hymns to the Mother of God
- Little Requiem for Father Malachy Lynch
There is an Apple Record, The Whale (SMAS 3369). He wrote the Whale in 1966. This record is by the London Sinfonietta with David Atherton conducting. and was recorded 3 August 1968.
Life
This English composer writes mostly religious music, especially since he joined the Greek Orthodox Church. Tavener composed mostly lithurgical mucic influenced by the Byzantine traditions. Is there an influence of Britten? Maybe but his compositions are original, deep and meditative.
He studied at Highgate School and the Royal Academy of Music.
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