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.
to Haydn's Cello Concerto in C
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 888743
from 'Gloriana'
for: Voice, guitar
Book
Item no.: 471435
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 225412
Study score
Item no.: 120749
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 120691
for: Piano
Item no.: 120506
for: Mixed Choir and Ensemble
Piano reduction
Item no.: 198587
for: Guitar
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1052675
Boosey and Hawkes Voice
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 489728
für Klavier und Streichorchester
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Score
Item no.: 120733
for: GES-H HA
Item no.: 120645
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 198586
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 770665
Folk
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 332095
for: Voice (tenor), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 551401
New Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 120632
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 401579
for: Piano
Item no.: 120513
The opera from Lets make an Opera. An Entertainment for Young People
for: Soloists, Choir, String Quartet, Piano [4-Händig] and Percussion
Piano reduction
Item no.: 295738
Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 303506
French
Book
Item no.: 132019
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Soprano and Piano
Book
Item no.: 198567
for: Voice (medium), piano
Item no.: 120477
Amo Ergo Sum
for: Soprano, Tenor, Mixed Choir and organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 867238
No.12 Old Abram Brown
for: Children's Choir [SSSS] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 471283
Festival Cantata
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 301677
A
for: Piano, Voice, Medium Voice
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1589517
E
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029415
C
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029412
Bb
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026396
G
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026390
A
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026384
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 896509
God Save The Queen
for: Mixed Choir [SSAATTBB] and Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 893140
Opera in three acts
for: Opera
Study score
Item no.: 894561
Komische Oper in 3 Akten op. 39
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 207454
three songs from This Way to the Tomb
for: Tenor and Harp [Piano]
Book
Item no.: 143570
for: Voice (high), guitar
Music score
Item no.: 136228
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1308
for: Voice, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 486308
C
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029414
B
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029402
D
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026387
F
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026383
Opera in two acts op. 50
Lyric book
Item no.: 198790
Arrangement for mezzo-soprano und orchestra
for: Mezzo Soprano and Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 613364
opera in 2 acts op. 88
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 377898
O be joyfull in the Lord, all ye lands
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 120787
Cantata for speakers, soli (ST), chorus (SATB), timpani organ and strings
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), narrator, strings, timpani, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 121014
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