Tavener waxa uu caan ku noqday cantata-giisa "The Whale", oo la soo bandhigay 1968. Markii uu jiray 24 sano, waxaa lagu tilmaamay "The Guardian" inuu ahaa "hal-abuurka muusikada ee sanadka", halka "The Times" uu ku sheegay inuu ka mid ahaa "xirfadlayaasha ugu wanaagsan ee hal-abuurka leh ee jiilkiisa". Intii uu ku guda jiray xirfadiisa wuxuu noqday mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu caansan uguna caansan abwaanada jiilkiisa, gaar ahaan "The Protecting Veil", oo sida uu diiwaan geliyey cellist Steven Isserlis wuxuu noqday album iib ah, iyo "Song for Athene" oo lagu heesay aaska Princess Diana
Waxaad "The Lamb" ayaa lagu soo bandhigay soundtrack-ka filimka Paolo Sorrentino ee "The Great Beauty". Tavener waxaa la gudoonsiiyay abaalmarin ah 2000 adeeggiisa muusikada wuxuuna ku guuleystey Abaalmarinta Ivor Novello. Waxaa la gudoonsiiyay deeq sharaf ah oo ay siisay Sarum College sanadkii 2001.