John Tavener

This work for two sopranos and string orchestra was commissioned by the Academy of London, and consists of musical settings of Sappho's classic poetry. Full score. This is a special item which is made...

Bring the magic of the festive season to your concert programme with the 'Christmas Choral Collection' from Chester Music. This exquisite sheet music edition brings together masterful choral works by...

Composer's notes:The Fool is a time-honoured Orthodox religious figure: a Saint, the highest of all, who discards everything for Christ's sake. He discards all convention, all decency, all wealth, act...

The anthem Mother of God, here I stand was sponsored by the Toulmin Family, and it is dedicated to the Choir of the Temple Church, its Director of Music, Stephen Layton, and the Master of the Temple,...

Ex Maria Virgine was commissioned by Timothy Brown and the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, with the generous support of Paul Lee. The first performance was given on 12th December 2008 in the Chape...

A new typeset edition of John Tavener's work for solo alto flute written in 1988. This work was written for the flautist Ileana Ruhemann and is headed by a quotation from Seferis, Greece's great secon...

Ikon of Joy/Sorrow is for 2 Violins, Viola and Cello. Composed in 1999, when Tavener was around 55 years old, this short 2 minute long piece was premiered by the Brodsky Quartet.

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 minimal works John Tavener.

Score for Scatter Roses Over My Tears, a meditation on Jalalu-d-din Rûmi by John Tavener for string quartet.

Parts for Scatter Roses Over My Tears, a meditation on Jalalu-d-din Rûmi by John Tavener for string quartet.

Full score for this string quartet. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

Set of parts for this string quartet piece. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

The composer's note on this copy of the autograph score has the following directions: 'Out of the Night was written to be played in order to 'greet the dawn' outside St Catherine's Monastery Sinai' an...

Written for Stephen Isserlis, Tavener's 1989 masterpiece, The Protecting Veil for cello and strings, is now available for solo with rehearsal piano reduction.

A short piece for unaccompanied cello, all of which is notated in treble clef and which will no doubt prove to be an excellent exercise in upper range intonation as well as a satisfying piece of music...

A slow, serene piece for solo cello. Duration 7 minutes.

Greek Interlude for flute and piano was composed in July this year. The music, which was written with young players in mind, is based on ancient Byzantine modes and Greek folk music originating from d...

A work for alto flute, inspired by Macedonian folk music.

Composed in 1990 for solo Clarinet, Timpani, Percussion and Strings, John Tavener's The Repentant Thief was inspired by the biblical story of the two criminals who were crucified alongside Jesus at Go...

This work for solo violin and tape is a series of sixteen gazes, moments and ecstatic breaths, written in Trinitarian guise - solo violin, with taped violin and string bass drone pre-recorded in a res...

John Tavener's Fragment For The Virgin, for Violin with piano accompaniment. It was first performed on 6th February 2005, as part of the Music Sales Stradivarius Concert at the Wigmore Hall, London, b...

A short piece for bass voice solo and piano, using words from Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

For Mezzo Soprano, Tape, Piano and Bongos. Text: Edward Lucie-Smith

In this small-scale song cycle, Taverner coloured his melodic Soprano lines with Eastern European and Slavic flavour. At some points the composer interplayed the Piano line with the sung melody and at...