NormanH Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 The name may not be a household word, but he was a composer of stature one of whose best-known pieces this hauntingly beautiful "Song for Athene" which accompanied the coffin of Princess Diana at her Funeral.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuIDtL6ydgHis obituary:http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/12/john-tavener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 He was a great composer and a man of deep faith, whose music will live on. He had to cope with a lot of bad health in his life. A piece of his work I like a lot is Celtic Requiem.(Sorry, can't remove the gobbledegook below!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Saw that earlier this evening on TV news and was very shocked despite knowing that he'd had bad health for many years.A lovely man and his music touches deeply.Always hoped I might meet him one day but I never did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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