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John Tavener

John Tavener is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of John Rutter and Carnival of Light. Those roots explain a lot about how John Tavener arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Arvo Pärt, Benjamin Britten, Anton Bruckner, Igor Stravinsky and Leoš Janáček, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Steven Isserlis, The Tallis Scholars and Jamie Cullum, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around John Tavener, reaching back through John Rutter and forward to Steven Isserlis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
John TavenerJohn RutterCarnival of LightSteven IsserlisThe Tallis ScholarsJamie CullumArvo PärtBenjamin BrittenAnton BrucknerIgor StravinskyLeoš JanáčekGeorg Friedrich HändelSamuel BarberGiovanni Pierluigi d…

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John Tavener connections

John Tavener grew out of John Rutter and Carnival of Light, shares an orbit with Arvo Pärt, Benjamin Britten, Anton Bruckner and Igor Stravinsky, went on to shape Steven Isserlis, The Tallis Scholars and Jamie Cullum. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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