Tavener

British  

/ ˈtævənə /

noun

1. Sir John ( Kenneth ). born 1944, English composer, whose works include the cantata The Whale (1966), the opera Thérèse (1979), and the choral work The Last Discourse (1998); many of his later works are inspired by the liturgy of the Russian Orthodox Church

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Example Sentences

At Birmingham Crown Court after reviewing dashcam footage, the judge asked why Tavener had been charged with causing death by careless and not dangerous driving, which has a harsher penalty.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Other contemporary composers, such Arvo Pärt and the late John Tavener, have tapped into a musical representation of orthodox Christianity offering spiritual salve to a wider mainstream audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

The magazine was doing a special Faces of British Music feature with 35 top British composers, and I was to be photographed alongside Sir John Tavener.

From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2017

Mr. Gorecki was quickly branded, alongside John Tavener and Arvo Pärt, as part of a new genre of “holy minimalism.”

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2017

Curtis, from whom Lady Tavener was divorced, died shortly afterwards, you may remember, of a broken heart, his friends said, which means that he grieved abnormally at the breaking up of his happiness.

From The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles by Brebner, Percy James