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Composer: Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)

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Britten, Benjamin
Fact file
Year of birth1913
Year of death1976
NationalityUnited Kingdom
PeriodEarly 20th century
List of works
3 Divertimenti for string quartet5 Flower Songs for SATB, Op.476 Metamorphoses after Ovid for oboe, Op.49A Boy was Born, for SATB, Op.3A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28A Charm of Lullabies for mezzo soprano and piano, Op.41A Charm of Lullabies, Op.41: Sephestia's LullabyA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61: Welcome, wanderer!...I know a bankAlbert HerringAt the mid hour of nightBilly BuddCa' the yowesCabaret SongsCabaret Songs: CalypsoCabaret Songs: Tell me the truth about loveCello Sonata in C major, Op.65Cello Suite no. 3, Op.87Cello Symphony, Op.68Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestraFolk Song Arrangements, Vol. 3: O Waly, WalyFolk Song Arrangements, Vol.1: The Ash GroveFolk song arrangement: Oliver CromwellFrank Bridge VariationsFrench Folk SongsGloriana: Courtly Dances, Op.53bHow sweet the answerHymn to the VirginI wonder as I wanderIntroduction and AllegroLachrymae for viola and piano, Op.48aLachrymae for viola and strings, Op.48bLes Illuminations, for soprano or tenor and strings, Op.18Mazurka elegaica for two pianos, Op.23bNew WorkNocturnal after John Dowland for guitar, Op.70Noye's Fludde (Chester mystery play)On this Island for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.11Peter GrimesPeter Grimes, Op.33: Storm interludePeter Grimes, Op.33a: Four Sea InterludesPhantasy Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello, Op.2ReveilleRussian Funeral, for brass bandSerenade for tenor, horn and strings, song cycle, Op.31Simple Symphony, Op.4Sinfonia da Requiem, Op.20Sinfonietta, Op.1Songs and Proverbs of William Blake for baritone and piano, Op.74Spring Symphony for soloists, mixed choir, children's choir and orchestra, Op.44String Quartet no. 1, Op.25String Quartet no. 2 in C major, Op.36Suite for harp, Op.83Suite for violin and piano, Op.6Te deum in C MajorThe Foggy, Foggy DewThe Golden Vanity for boys' voices and piano, Op.78The Holy Sonnets of John Donne for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.35The Little SweepThe National AnthemThe Rape of LucretiaThe Turn of the ScrewThe Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34Variations and fugue on a theme of PurcellVariations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for string orchestra, Op.10Variations on an Elizabethan Theme "Selleiger's Round": Variation 4 "Quick and Gay"Violin Concerto, Op.15War Requiem, Op.66Winter Words, Op.52: Midnight on the Great WesternYoung Apollo