Talk:John Taverner

"Other composers came to write instrumental works modelled on this"
I was under the impression that instrumental works "In Nomine" by various composers were not modelled on this section - they had in practice a number of different parts, resulting in In Nomines à 4, à 5, à 3, etc. ... but rather quoted a (specific) memorable melody from the Taverner work. Though it is true that their texture, with this melody tending to occupy a plainchant-like place, was similar (if sometimes in the bass, sometimes alto, etc.) - again so far as I know, which is not all that far?...

Also, re Taverner the opera being based on the life of ... I think that's rather like saying Palestrina the opera is based on the life of Palestrina. Something like: A highly mythified version of a portion of the life of is better than "based", sometimes, and much more accurate. Schissel | Sound the Note! 12:26, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

"one of the most important English composers of his era"?
Surely, given his nationality (i.e. English, not German, Italian, etc) he is one of the most important English composers of all time? Was he much known outside England in his day, by the way? 188.141.10.11 (talk) 17:57, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Picture
the imageattop right is described as a 'possible likness'. isn't it more of a caricature? one hopes the poor bugger didn't actually look like that.Toyokuni3 (talk) 20:09, 6 August 2016 (UTC)