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.
for: Symphonic orchestra
Book
Item no.: 1212371
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 897402
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 1026823
for: Brass band
Set of parts
Item no.: 1026822
aus dem 12. - 20. Jahrhundert
for: 1-4 Recorders [S/Aa/AAA/SATB]
Book
Item no.: 198236
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyrics
Item no.: 137021
Hawkes Pocket Scores
for: High Vocal and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 909223
for: 2 Voices and Piano
Book
Item no.: 900801
for: Choir (one voice), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 907746
Ballad-Opera
for: Opera
Study score
Item no.: 575997
Concord
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 901397
From Friday Afternoons
for: Unison Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 862906
Opera in 3 acts
Lyric book
Item no.: 1341095
Folk
for: Treble Choir [SSA] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 901685
Nr. 2 A Tragic Story
for: Children's Choir [unisono]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 910294
set of string parts
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1212329
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1137408
set of wind parts
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1212324
Hawkes Pocket Scores
for: 2 Pianos and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 907418
for: Choir Unison and Organ
Choir score
Item no.: 890480
from The Indian Queen Z 630/13a
for: Baritone, 2 Violins, Cello and Piano
Book
Item no.: 904807
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 742
for: Soloists, Mixed Choir, boys' Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 198731
Single part Guitar 3
Item no.: 447072
Single part Guitar 2
Item no.: 447071
Single part Guitar 1
Item no.: 447070
for mixed chorus and harp
score (= vocal score)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), harp [piano]
Piano score
Item no.: 198585
for treble voices and harp
for: Women's choir (SSA), harp [piano]
Score
Item no.: 198583
Geistliche Musik
for: Voice (low), piano
Buch
Item no.: 579206
(Christmas Suite)
Choral Programme Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 292966
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 120515
for female chorus a cappella (one with piano) (alto solo ad lib)
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Score
Item no.: 338615
from: A Ceremony of Carols op. 28 - Winthrop Rogers Edition
for: Women's choir (SS), piano
Score
Item no.: 498354
from: A Ceremony of Carols op. 28
Winthrop Rogers Edition
for: Women's choir (SSA), harp [piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 487737
Deo Gracias
for: Children's Choir [Women's Choir] [SSS] and harp [Piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 498355
aus A Ceremony of Carols op. 28
Winthrop Rogers Edition
for: Mixed choir (SATB), harp [piano]
Score
Item no.: 498359
Geistliche Musik
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 579205
für gemChor und Harfe (Klavier)
for: Mixed choir (SATB); harp ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 471118
from "A Ceremony of Carols" op. 28
for: Women's choir (SSA), harp [piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 688971
As Dew in Aprille
for: Children's Choir [Female Choir] [SSS] and Harp [Piano]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 498356
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Item no.: 153799
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 619172
for: Unison Voice, Organ Accompaniment
Buch
Item no.: 578117
from A Ceremony of Carols op. 28
for: Mixed choir (SATB), harp [piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 493764
Ein Kranz von Lobechören (1942)
Harp part (Harfenstimme)
for: Mixed choir [women's choir], harp
Single part Harp
Item no.: 198584
Wolcum Yole!
for: Children's Choir oder Female Choir [SSS] and Harp [Piano]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 498358
In Freezing Winter Night
for: Children's Choir [Female Choir] [SSS] and Harp [Piano]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 498361
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