Lot 4 , Tavener, John - The Veil of the Temple. Facsimile Musical Score in a custom made decorative gilt tooled green leather box.

Tavener, John - The Veil of the Temple. Facsimile Musical Score in a custom made decorative gilt tooled green leather box. Folio. (46 x 33 cm). printed by Music Reproductions ltd. The Veil of the Temple was commissioned by the Temple Church, in London and received its world premiere performance there in June 2003.

Provenance: The Property of Lady and the late Lord Lloyd of Berwick.

"Music was a passion and he was an active supporter of Glyndebourne opera, the Royal Academy of Music and the Temple Music Foundation: he sponsored concerts, supported the organ appeal fund and gave his wife a leather-bound copy of the score of Sir John Tavener’s magnum opus, the seven-hour Veil of the Temple (2003), commissioned for the Temple Church’s choir." Lord Lloyd's obituary. The Times December 21 2024.
£80-100

Condition:
some staining to the leather on boards and sides.