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
Score
Item no.: 224271
for: Flute, violin, piano
Item no.: 120476
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 293903
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 120705
Item no.: 617806
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 194714
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 120855
Score
Item no.: 120674
for: Orchester, [gemischter Chor]
Item no.: 120532
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 120504
for: Soprano and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163980
Moore's Irish Melodies
Vol. 4
Folk Song Arrangements
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 330346
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 330941
for: Children's Choir [SSA] and Piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 910048
aus The Heart of the Matter
for: Tenor, Horn and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 334290
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 228666
for: Soli [ABarB], Narrator, Children's Choir and Instruments
Score
Item no.: 1659476
Score
Item no.: 120784
Score
Item no.: 120758
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 121039
for: GES-H HA ENGL
Item no.: 120556
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 146695
for: 2 GES-H (S/A) KLAV
Item no.: 350306
for: GES-M KLAV (GIT)
Item no.: 120736
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 909825
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 578113
Die Purcell–Rezeption in Benjamin Brittens Opern
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 960661
Variationen und Fuge über eine Thema von Henry Purcell op. 34
Schüler im Konzert 16
Einführung in Hamburger Schülerkonzerte
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 165947
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044979
for: KCH GCH (4-8)
Item no.: 120480
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1690844
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 139189
Hawkes Pocket Scores
for: SATB, SoliTBar and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 304039
The Chester Miracle Play
for: Soli [ABarB], Narrator, Children's Choir and Instruments
Book
Item no.: 910128
Oper in 2 Akten
for: Opera
Study score
Item no.: 369077
Carmen Basiliense
for: Soloists [SATB], Mixed Choir and Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 897998
Hawkes Pocket Scores
for: Cello, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 341603
for: Piano, orchestra
Book
Item no.: 197728
(Notturno)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197474
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 120779
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1194006
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 138253
for: String quintet
Score
Item no.: 120747
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] and Organ
Choir score
Item no.: 303012
for: Boys' Choir [SSA] and Organ
Choir score
Item no.: 134952
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045417
142 s/w Abbildungen
Quellen und Studien zur Musikgeschichte von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart 45
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 662613
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