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John Taverner

1490 - 1545

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Taverner is the 637th most popular composer (up from 824th in 2019), the 2,029th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,292nd in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Taverner ranks 637 out of 1,451. Before him are Jean-Féry Rebel, Ludwig Senfl, Felip Pedrell, Alex North, Johan Helmich Roman, and Wolfgang Schmieder. After him are Georgy Sviridov, Pierre Henry, Malcolm Arnold, Arthur Sullivan, Johann Friedrich Agricola, and Antoine Forqueray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1490, John Taverner ranks 18. Before him are Properzia de' Rossi, Ebussuud Efendi, Françoise d'Alençon, Galvarino, Nikola Jurišić, and Marinus van Reymerswaele. After him are John III, Duke of Cleves, Caspar Schwenckfeld, Mohammed al-Shaykh, Juan Boscán Almogáver, Adriaen Isenbrandt, and Luca Ghini. Among people deceased in 1545, John Taverner ranks 13. Before him are Peter Faber, Sher Shah Suri, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, and Nikola Jurišić. After him are Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, and Pietro Lando.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Taverner ranks 2,029 out of 8,785. Before him are J. Stuart Blackton (1875), James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812), Lindsay Duncan (1950), Don Thompson (1933), W. Ross Ashby (1903), and Mark Sykes (1879). After him are Alkmund of Derby (800), John Hannah (1962), Mary Ward (1585), Anthony Collins (1676), Anthony Quayle (1913), and Eglantyne Jebb (1876).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, John Taverner ranks 27. Before him are David Rose (1910), Frederick Delius (1862), Albert Ketèlbey (1875), William Boyce (1711), Pasquale Anfossi (1727), and John Bull (1562). After him are Malcolm Arnold (1921), Arthur Sullivan (1842), Jeremiah Clarke (1674), John Stanley (1712), Thomas Morley (1557), and Stanley Myers (1930).

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