This anthem The Peace That Surpasseth Understanding by John Tavener was commissioned jointly by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster and the Ministry of Defence. It was first performed at a Service in Honourof the Passing of the…

Prayer of the Heart was inspired by The Chain of Hope. This charitable organisation raises money for the treatment of heart disorders in children including Marfan’s Syndrome of which John Tavener is a sufferer. Thesinger shoul…

A Christmas Round was composed for the Feast of St Nektarios of Aegina and text in both English and Greek is included with transliteration. The piece is unsigned for key or time. It has a distinctly Eastern Orthodoxflavour.Joh…

If Ye Love Me by John Tavener was commissioned by Manchester International Festival (MIF Creative) with thanks to the support of the MIF Commissioning Circle. In If Ye LoveMe there are subtle echo-effects between three String Q…

An opera by John Tavener and Gerard McLarnon based on the Dostoyevsky short story. Commissioned by the Bath Festival for the Nash Ensemble and premiered at the Theatre Royal Bath in June 1977.Duration c. 45mins. Large (A3)score…

For Four String Quartets And Large Tibetan Temple Bowl-Towards Silence is a meditation on the four states of Atma. This fantastic score and sheet music was expertly composed by British composer best known for religious and minima…

A dramatic cantata with music by John Tavener and text drawn from The York Cycle Of Mystery plays and the Vulgate. All soloists alternate between being narrator and character. Study Score. Duration c. 22mins.

Ensemble parts from the work for Flute (doubling Piccolo) Clarinet in B flat* Very large Tam-Tam (sounding from a high gallery) and Choir (SSATTBB).* Notated in C in the score. 'According to Hindu Cosmology we live at the end …