Composer
John Taverner
English Renaissance composer and organist
1490–1545
18 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1490
- Died
- 1545
- Birthplace
- Lincolnshire
- Place of death
- Boston
- Citizenship / historical state
- Kingdom of England
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Renaissance
Biography
John Taverner (c. 1490 – 18 October 1545) was an English composer and organist, regarded as one of the most important English composers of his era. He is best-known for Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas and The Western Wynde Mass, and Missa Corona Spinea is also often viewed as a masterwork.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- Instruments played
- organ
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 3267137
- ISNI
- 0000000080831832
- GND ID
- 118801457
- Library of Congress ID
- n79091190
- MusicBrainz ID
- b65b5ed2-aa5a-4a2f-a65c-78a74fe95846
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Choir, Voice, Cello, Harp, Recorder
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Jesu spes poenitentibus | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 4. Fecundata sine viro | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sancte Deus | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Mater Christi | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ave Maria | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Fac nobis secundum | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Mother Of God, Here I Stand | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sub tuum presidium | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Mater Christi sanctissima | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Missa Mater Christi | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| O Splendor Gloriae | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Western Wynde,The | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| 2. Traditur militibus | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 3. Tarn peccatum | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Alleluia | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Audivi | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Dum Transisset Sabbatum | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dum transisset Sabbatum (for 5 voices) | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 3267137. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.