The Lamb (Tavener)

The Lamb is a choral work by British composer John Tavener[1] composed in 1982.[2] It is a setting to music of the William Blake poem The Lamb from Blake's collection of poems Songs of Innocence.[2][3] It is one of Tavener's best known works.[4][5]

"The Lamb" in William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience (1794), illustrated by Blake

The Lamb was performed shortly after its composition at the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in Kings College Chapel, Cambridge on Christmas Eve 1982.[2] The service was broadcast to a large international TV and radio audience and this gave the piece widespread exposure.

The Lamb featured in the soundtrack for Paolo Sorrentino's film The Great Beauty (2013, Italian: La grande bellezza).[6]

The Lamb has been a set work for the Edexcel A level music examination.[7]

References
  1. Service, Tom (20 February 2013). "A guide to John Tavener's music". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. Vincent, Alice (12 November 2013). "Sir John Tavener, composer, dies aged 69". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. Perry, Keith (11 June 2014). "Prince of Wales at Thanksgiving Service for his friend, composer Sir John Tavener". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. "Taverner The Lamb" (PDF). Edexcel.
  5. Alexandra Coghlan (2016). Carols From King's. BBC Books. p. 180.
  6. "Janus Films presents The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza)". Janusfilms.com. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  7. Terry, Paul (2006). A Student's Guide to A2 Music for the Edexcel Specification. Rhinegold Publishing Ltd. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-1-904226-87-1.
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