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.
Arrangement for mezzo-soprano und orchestra
for: Mezzo Soprano and Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 613364
for: Narrator, Solists, SATB and Piano Accompaniment
Buch
Item no.: 859935
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1474
for: Mezzo Soprano and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 613967
Deo Gracias
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] and Harp or Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 904194
for: Violin, Viola, Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 934940
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 497831
Klassik
for: Viola, String Orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 619682
Geistliche Musik
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 579205
for: Unison Voice, Organ Accompaniment
Buch
Item no.: 578117
Klassik
for: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Voice, SATB, Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 605596
for: String Quartet or String Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 582701
Suite
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1194006
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Buch
Item no.: 578115
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Buch
Item no.: 579207
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 860224
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Buch
Item no.: 578116
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Buch
Item no.: 586583
Klassik
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 576241
for: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Voice, SATB
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 613172
Amo Ergo Sum
for: Soprano, Tenor, Mixed Choir and organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 867238
from 'Gloriana'
for: Voice, guitar
Book
Item no.: 471435
Boosey and Hawkes Voice
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 489728
Realised from the original airs of John Gay's Ballad Opera 1728
for: 1 or 2 Voices and Piano
Book
Item no.: 489725
BH Large Choral
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1212409
for: Soloists or Mixed Choir [SATB] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 584354
Words anon. from The Fairy Queen Z 629/22
for: Contralto, Tenor and Piano
Book
Item no.: 888478
Klassik
for: Chamber ensemble
Study score
Item no.: 227406
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 347723
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1308
for: Voice, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 486308
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 224271
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 328058
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Book
Item no.: 340671
Oper/Operette
for: Bass-Baritone and Piano
Book
Item no.: 351219
Standard US Set (without european suppl. parts)
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 154079
for: Violin, viola, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 656255
No.12 Old Abram Brown
for: Children's Choir [SSSS] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 471283
Realizations by Benjamin Britten
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 555782
Festival Cantata
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 301677
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 952
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 370727
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 297536
Reflections on a Song by Dowland
for: Viola and String Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 208920
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 330347
63 Songs
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 625885
12 Kinderlieder mit Klavierbegleitungop. 7
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 184989
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 479250
for mixed chorus and harp
score (= vocal score)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), harp [piano]
Piano score
Item no.: 198585
for voice and piano
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 623104
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 120852
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