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.
Festival Cantata
for: Boys' Choir [Women's Choir] [SSAA] and Organ
Score
Item no.: 890340
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 892645
No. 12 Old Abram Brown
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 895258
Hawkes Pocket Scores
for: High Vocal and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 909223
Opera in a prologue and two acts
for: Opera
Lyrics
Item no.: 1211470
The Courtly Dances
for: Symphonic orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1659065
F
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026394
C
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029413
Eb
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029403
from The Rape of Lucretia
for: Alto and Piano
Book
Item no.: 868206
from Orpheus Britannicus
for: Voice (high), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 867832
Irish Tune
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 891816
From Friday Afternoons
for: Unison Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 862906
Oper in 3 Akten
for: Opera
Study score
Item no.: 909818
for: Choir (one voice), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 907746
Concord
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 901397
Irish Tune
for: Choir (one voice), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 911177
C
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029391
for: Cello
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1050755
F
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029399
F
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029393
Eb
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026393
C
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026388
Scenes from a radio drama
Faber Brass Band Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1640728
Opera in 3 acts
Lyric book
Item no.: 1341095
Agnus Dei
for: Tenor, Mixed Choir and organ
Choir score
Item no.: 893240
The Chester Miracle Play
for: Soli [ABarB], Narrator, Children's Choir and Instruments
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 911757
Oper in 2 Akten(libretto)
Book
Item no.: 911467
Nr. 2 A Tragic Story
for: Children's Choir [unisono]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 910294
Folk
for: Treble Choir [SSA] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 901685
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1137408
C
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026391
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044967
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029395
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
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 909522
Harmonia Sacra
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 901782
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
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: Choir Unison and Organ
Choir score
Item no.: 890480
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