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.
Opera in two acts op. 50
Lyric book
Item no.: 198790
for: Voice (high), guitar
Music score
Item no.: 136228
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1308
for: Voice, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 486308
Arrangement for mezzo-soprano und orchestra
for: Mezzo Soprano and Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 613364
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
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 896509
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 136462
Score, Parts
Item no.: 370501
für Blockflötenquartett
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 281141
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 120855
for: Orchester, [gemischter Chor]
Item no.: 120532
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 120504
for: Flute, violin, piano
Item no.: 120476
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 858290
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 224271
Standard US Set (without european suppl. parts)
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 154079
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1026826
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 120705
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 120694
Score
Item no.: 120674
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 194714
Item no.: 617806
Still falls the Rain
for: Tenor, Horn and Piano
Ensemble score (C), single part Horn (F)
Item no.: 162528
for: Soprano and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163980
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 261695
aus der Bühnenmusik zu "This Way to the Tomb". Text aus Psalm 70 (Psalm 69 der Vulgata).
Winthrop Rogers Church Choral Series Nr. 112
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 198624
Ballad-Opera
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 444607
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 334634
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 347723
The Chester Miracle Play
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 293903
Orchestration for high voice and strings
for: Voice (soprano), string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 911524
from A Ceremony of Carols
for: Choir [SS] and Harp or Piano
Book
Item no.: 904650
Harmonia Sacra
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 892563
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 621643
Sammy's Bath
for: Unison Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 894869
for: Cello, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1211846
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 197790
Oper in drei Akten op. 64
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 198782
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 770665
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 198586
Oper in 3 Akten op. 64
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 734
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 348938
Eine Kantate
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 329995
for: men's Choir [TBarB] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 362455
from Saint Nicolas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 865202
Amo ergo sum
for: Soloists [ST], Mixed Choir and organ
Choir score
Item no.: 903136
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 771037
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 771033
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