John Tavener

Immerse yourself in the powerful and deeply moving musical world of Sir John Tavener. With the "Choral Collection," published by Chester Music, choirs are treated to an exquisite compilation of the vi...

A Choral Suite in eight movements for SATB (multi divisi). The texts are taken from different sources, including Chuang Tse, an Acoman Indian and a poem written by a young Czech victim of Auschwitz.

John Tavener's Coplas, composed in 1970, for SATB Choir. Score and performance CD. ' Coplas is a short anthem for voices and tape. It belongs to a much larger work called 'Last Rites' which I have bee...

This work for mixed choir and hand bells, set in English, Greek and Slavonic by John Tavener, was commissioned by Francis Grier. Large (A3) score.

Vocal score for this work for SSSSAATBBBB choir. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

A work for countertenor, guitar and handbells in a Byzantine style. Score.

Six Russian Folksongs is a work by John Tavener, composed for Soprano Voice and Ensemble. The work was composed for the 15th birthday of the Nash Ensemble.

Tavener's 1994 work for voice and cello.

This work was commissioned by the BBC, and first performed on 4th October 1999 at Norwich Cathedral, by Fretwork and Michael Chance (countertenor). Nipson is scored for a consort of viols (2 treble, 2...

Work for Solo Soprano and large ensemble, commissioned for the 1968 Promenade Season. Text: Charles Peguy and children's prayers.

Set for Solo Soprano and String Quartet as premiered by Patricia Rozario and The Nash Ensemble.

John Tavener 'Agraphon' arranged for soprano, timpani and strings. Commissioned by the Athens Concert Hall, first performed on 29th October 1995. The music contains two symbolic ideas - the first bein...

The Saman Chant is one of the oldest musics of which there is any record. This piece Samaveda for flute, voice and tampura is a tribute to this ancient form of Indian sacred music. It is freely based...

This work is scored for Solo Soprano, Tampura and Strings.

This work is scored for Alto Flute and Bass Voice. Quoting Tavener: Lament for Constantinople is offered in unspeakable gratitude to the Holy Orthodox Church. For its apophatic theology, a stumbling b...

An intense work for string quartet and solo soprano with words by Kathleen Raine, to whom the work is dedicated. The piece was commissioned by the Wets Cork Chamber Music Festival, and was first perfo...

A piece written by Tavener for the 50th birthday of Prince Charles. This version for soprano and string quartet.

Mahavakyas for soprano and cello soloists is John Tavener's adaptation and mediation on the four great statements of the Upanishads, and also on the Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 1 by Bach. It is ded...

Performance score for Tavener's 1992 work for soprano solo and cello, with text by Mother Thekla.

Work for Soprano and String Quartet commissioned by the Nash Ensemble.

A musical expression of the lament of a Queen for her dead husband, Aed mac Ainmirech, King of Tara, died AD 598. For handbells and soprano solo.