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 performanceof the piece lasts around 1 1/2 minutes.

John Tavener's 1986 setting of the Lord's Prayer for SATB choir unaccompanied. The piece is presented twice with texts in English and Church Slavonic and the structure is one of a bar-less rhythmic plainchant.

This is the Study Score for Mary Of Egypt by John Tavener for Solo Voices SATB Chorus and Orchestra. Please note that this is the Chamber Version with lyrics in English. A fullperformance of this work lasts around 1 hour 40 minutes. Mary Of Egypt was originally commissioned by the Contemporary Opera Studio of English National Opera and the Aldeburgh Foundation andfirst performed on 19th June 1992. 

In Memory was written in memory of Glen Schaefer and all the departed souls of America. The words come from the Orthodox Funeral Service and from a text by Mother Thekla. For SATB Choir A Cappella. John Tavener: The musicshould be sung with a shining solemnity and should ideally be performed in a church or other building with reverberant acoustics. The solo bass sections refer to St Hermann of Alaska (the pre-eminent Orthodox saint of theAmericas) and should be performed in the manner of a Byzantine pasltis.

A carol for unaccompanied SATB choir by John Tavener with words by Mother Thelka. This work was first performed in December 1989 at Westminster Abbey London by the Choir of Westminster Abbey conducted by Martin Neary.

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

The New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems For Upper Voices is a wonderful collection and an invaluable resource for Upper Voice choirs who have the desire to sing a variety of beautiful anthems, but who have an unfortunately limited amount of rehearsal time. Selected and edited by David Hill, this collection includes anthems that are easy to learn, enjoyable to sing but also sound simply fantastic.Some works included in this collection are universally-loved, pieces like Ave Maria by Marcel Dupré, The Lord's Prayer by John Tavener and James Whitbourn's wonderful A Prayer Of Desmond Tutu. Despite the title of Short And Easy, these pieces are anything but mundane or tired, they are all exciting, versatile and enjoyable, making this collection perfect for any choir. The collection is an antidote to the fact that many choirs have to rehearse on a limited time, with limited resources. Learning from this collection is quick and efficient, but the songs don't compromise in beauty.With a range of styles, and settings for Eucharist and Evensong, this collection offers a carefully-chosen diversity for Upper Voice Choirs large and small. With James Davy's Sun Of My Soul, Philip Moore's Listen To The Song Of The Children and Elizabeth Poston's The Dormouse's Carol, the selection here is brilliant, including pieces for all occasions and events throughout the year. This makes Short And Easy Anthems indispensable for Upper Voice Choirs and directors who will instantly be able to draw from a wealth of songs that can be learnt quickly. The works here include simple unison settings, while most of them can be performed with some flexible scoring, allowing the music to be opened up to wider choirs.Featuring a vast number of anthems that can be learnt and sung quickly, The New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems gives Upper Voice choirs a grand selection of songs that will prevent a reliance on the same ones. Whether your choir is large or small, the music contained within this collection is perfect for beautifully versatile melodies that can be learned very easily. / Choeur SSA Et Piano

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.John Tavener was that rare creature a composer of serious music and serious religious music who has also achieved commercial success. He burst into the popular consciousness with the performance of his Song for Atheneat the funeral of Princess Diana but had been a highly respected and frequently-performed composer since the premiere of his dramatic cantata The Whale in 1968.

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 Quartets which are complimented by an upper Voice choir.

Original pieces as well as new arrangements for upper voices of some of the most popular titles from John Tavener's outstandingly varied and extensive list of works for choir.Over the years we can trace a line from theexquisite simplicity of his setting of Blake's The Lamb to the monumental Veil Of The Temple.The arrangements are all for soprano and alto singers with a varying number of parts up to four sopranos and fouraltos (in Ikon Of Saint Hilda). An Organ or Piano accompaniment part is provided as applicable with an additional optional Cello solo in Song For Athene.

The Whale written by John Tavener in 1968 as a documentary in music and spoken word was given its first performance by the London Sinfonietta and the London Sinfonietta Chorus conducted by David Atherton wit AnnaReynolds (mezzo-soprano) and Raimond Herinex (baritone) in the Queen Elizabeth Hall London on the 24th January 1968. For solo baritone solo mezzo-soprano speaker SATB chorus and orchestra.Large (A3) score. This is aspecial item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

POD Full Score-The Love Duet From Krishna is a work by John Tavener for Soprano Tenor and Orchestra. Commissioned by Manchester International Festival the work was first performed on 7th July 2013 atBridgewater Hall. Setting text from traditional sources a full performance lasts around 17 minutes. This is the Full Score.