Ku dhameystir weedhan soo socota: Tavener wuxuu 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 fannaaniinta ugu caansan uguna caansan jiilkiisa, gaar ahaan "The Protecting Veil", oo sida uu duubay cellist Steven Isserlis uu noqday albumka ugu iibinta badan, iyo "Hees loogu talagalay Athens" oo lagu heesay
Aaska gabadha la dhaho Princess Diana. "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.