Composer

John Tavener

1944–2013 · British

15 catalogued orchestral works — all with instrumentation confirmed against a source.

YearWorkInstrumentationDur.
1966The Whale — dramatic cantata · chorus2 2 2 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+8 — hp pf 2org — str32'
1969Celtic Requiem — for soprano, chorus & orchestra · chorus0 0 1 0 — 0 1 1 0 — tmp+7 — pf org — str20'
1972Ultimos Ritos — for soli, chorus & orchestra · chorus4 4 0 0 — 4 10 4 0 — 4tmp+2 — hpd 2org — str55'
1976Thérèse — opera in one act · opera · chorus4 0 4 0 — 6 6 6 0 — 2tmp+10 — hp 2pf cel — str90'
1980Akhmatova: Rekviem — for soprano, bass & orchestra0 0 0 0 — 3 3 3 0 — 2tmp+5 — cel — str50'
1989The Protecting Veil — for cello & string orchestrastr45'
1992Mary of Egypt — “moving icon” / opera · opera · chorus4 0 0 0 — 0 3 2 0 — tmp+3 — hp — str120'
1992We Shall See Him As He Is — for soli, chorus & orchestra · chorus0 0 0 0 — 0 2 0 0 — tmp — org — str80'
1993The Apocalypse — for soli, chorus & orchestra · chorus0 0 0 0 — 0 10 6 0 — tmp+3 — org — str90'
1997Eternity’s Sunrise — for soprano & orchestra1 1 0 0 — handbells — lute(=hp) — str18'
1999Fall and Resurrection — for chorus & orchestra · chorus2 2 0 2 — 2 2 4 0 — tmp+2 — kbd org — str60'
1999Total Eclipse — for soli, chorus & orchestra · chorus0 1 0 0 — 0 1 1 0 — tmp+1 — str55'
2002Lament for Jerusalem — a mystical love song · chorus2 1 0 0 — 4 3 3 0 — bells — hp — str50'
2006Popule Meus — for orchestratmp — str10'
2007The Beautiful Names — for chorus & orchestra · chorus0 0 0 0 — 0 4 3 0 — tmp+2 — pf org — str50'

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