Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was arguably one of the most important English composers of all time, and he was instrumental in the regeneration of English music in the twentieth century. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all his incredible works, which helped put Britain back on the musical map, with Stretta Music today!
Benjamin Britten was never short of imagination. Like Mozart and Schubert, he composed easily and spontaneously, and never resorted to artificially constructed compositional processes. Britten was particularly influenced by English folk and renaissance, particularly by Henry Purcell, and he was also inspired by the neoclassical works Igor Stravinsky.
Benjamin Britten saw his first success at the young age of 19, when he composed his Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings, and one of his most famous pieces, his Simple Symphony, followed just a few years later. Other well-known instrumental works include his 1946 The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
In 1962 Britten composed one of his most intense works, Britten’s War Requiem, in which he deals with the horrors of war, and advocates for peace. The work was commissioned for and premiered at the grand re-consecration of Coventry Cathedral in 1962, which was razed in a bomb raid in 1940.
“My theme is war and the suffering of war. Poetry is in suffering... All a poet can do today is: warn.” Wilfred Owen
Britten composed a great deal of choral, chamber, symphonic and instrumental works, particularly for piano and strings. Britten’s stage work is also extensive, including 12 operas and several ballets. One of his most contentious yet popular operas is Peter Grimes from 1945.
On a Theme of Purcell
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 687723
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 194609
for recorder trio (descant 1, descant 2, treble)
score
for: 3 recorders
Ensemble score
Item no.: 198231
for: 2 Pianos and Orchestra
Book
Item no.: 197731
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 197730
for: String Quartet or String Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 277434
Harmonia Sacra
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 901782
Die Oper aus Lets make an Opera . An Entertainment for Young People
for: Soloists, Choir, String Quartet, Piano [4-Händig] and Percussion
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 864643
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1137408
set of string parts
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1212329
set of wind parts
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1212324
from The Indian Queen Z 630/13a
for: Baritone, 2 Violins, Cello and Piano
Book
Item no.: 904807
Hawkes Pocket Scores
for: 2 Pianos and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 907418
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 742
for: Soloists, Mixed Choir, boys' Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 198731
for: Choir Unison and Organ
Choir score
Item no.: 890480
Single part Guitar 1
Item no.: 447070
for treble voices and harp
for: Women's choir (SSA), harp [piano]
Score
Item no.: 198583
for: Unison Voice, Organ Accompaniment
Buch
Item no.: 578117
In Freezing Winter Night
for: Children's Choir [Female Choir] [SSS] and Harp [Piano]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 498361
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