| Full Name | John Kenneth Tavener |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Birthdate | January 28, 1944 |
| Birthplace | London, England |
| Obtained from | Gramophone magazine interview |
| Posted by | 1- Austin Prichard-Levy |
| Comments | "He was describing his childhood and student days, and he described how his composition teacher would test him with ever more exotic chords and ask him to name the notes." [1] |

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