John Tavener

John Tavener 's Apolytikion Of Saint Nicholas, scored for Unaccompanied SATB Chorus. This work was first performed on 11th November 1997 by the choir of St-Martin-in-the-Fields, London. A full perform...

A short piece for unaccompanied SATB choir. Large (A3) score. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

For SSAAT choir, using text by James Joyce. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

A choral work commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral for the arrival of the Ecumenical Patriarch at Canterbury. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our M...

Vocal score for this work for SSAATTBB choir, written for Peter Phillips and the Tallis Scholars. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further inf...

A work for unaccompanied SATB choir, using text taken from various Byzantine sources, pertaining to the Holy Spirit. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Departm...

A setting of a selection from the Panikhida Service (Service For Those Fallen Away). For unaccompanied SATB choir. Large (A3) score. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Ma...

An attempt to express in music and words the mystery of the Trinity. The text is taken form the ancient Trisagion (sung in Greek). The first section represents God The Father, the second section God T...

Commissioned by the Little Missenden Festival, and first performed at Little Missenden Church by Henry's Eight in October 1999 by Henry's Eight, this work was written in memory of Pat Harrison, the in...

This work for 9 high voices was commissioned by Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and was first performed in January 1983 by the Lady Margaret Hall Choir. Duration c. 8mins. This is a special item which is...

This work for female voices (unaccompanied SA) is a tribute to St. Hilda, seventh century abbess and scholar, and leader of a double monastery of both monks and nuns. This work was commissioned by Joa...

Any number of voices may perform the round, plus instruments (Including unpitched percussion) if desired. A drone (on F) could also be used.

For unaccompanied high voice choir. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

John Tavener 's 1984 work A Mini Song-Cycle For Gina for Soprano and Piano was written for Gina Cowen, who gave the first performance along with Judith Ginsburg at St John's Church, Ladbroke Grove, Lo...

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...

This singing tableau for voices, instruments and children is based on the story of the Dormition of the mother of God, as recounted in the Apocryphal Gospel of St. John. The work uses an adult choir a...

Village Wedding is a series of musical and verbal images, describing a village wedding in Greece. Text is taken from Village Wedding by Angelos Sikelianos (translated from the Greek by Philip Sherrard...

Choral work score for TTBB Choir. Three texts alternate. Except for the Alliuatic Antiphons, they are texts concerning the Mother of God, taken from Orthodox Services. The mood is of quiet ecstasy in...

Commissioned by the Westminster Cathedral. This piece for Treble Voices with Organ was first performed in June 2005 at Westminster Cathedral, London, by Westminster Cathedral Choir. Missa Brevis Is de...

The texts of these three antiphons, commissioned by the World War II Commemorations Team and St. Paul's Cathedral, are taken from the Psalms and Isaiah, which have been set to music by this masterful...

Anthem taking liturgical text, premiered by the Tallis Scholars in 1997. Quoting Tavener: In this work The Hymn of the Unwaning Light, massive, monolithic, and resplendent with the joy of the Risen Ch...

The Vocal score for John Tavener's beautiful work Lament For Jerusalem, arranged for Soprano, Countertenor and SATB Chorus with an Organ Accompaniment. This score can be used for both the 'Original' a...

Commissioned by the Westminster Cathedral. This piece for Treble Voices with Organ was first performed in June 2005 at Westminster Cathedral, London, by Westminster Cathedral Choir. Missa Brevis Is de...

John Tavener Favourite Anthems for SATB choir presents some of John Tavener's most popular works from his outstandingly varied and extensive catalogue of works for choir. Also included are beautiful m...

A short piece for solo guitar by John Tavener. Duration c. 8mins.