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.
D
for: Flute, piano
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1646083
Ab
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1612317
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Duet
Item no.: 1612526
for: Piano
Piano Duet
Item no.: 1612808
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1612320
A
for: Piano, Voice, Medium Voice
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1589517
Am
for: Recorder, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1589343
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1589183
Eb
for: Piano, Voice, Low Voice, Medium Voice
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1561488
C
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1561343
Ab
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1561346
Dm
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1561344
Am
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1561345
Ab
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1561347
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1561342
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553649
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553647
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553483
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554751
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553391
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1031991
op. 88
Stage Works Vocal Scores
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1031987
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1031913
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1031922
Oper In Zwei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1031911
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1031925
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1026826
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1026824
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1026820
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 1026823
for: Brass band
Set of parts
Item no.: 1026822
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1026821
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1026825
Faber Brass Band Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1026827
Oper in 3 Akten op. 64
Lyric book
Item no.: 771039
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 771037
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 771033
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 770665
boys' part
for: 3 soloists (STB), boys’ choir, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score (children's choir)
Item no.: 695871
from "A Ceremony of Carols" op. 28
for: Women's choir (SSA), harp [piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 688971
On a Theme of Purcell
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 687722
On a Theme of Purcell
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 687723
for: 2 pianos
2 Scores
Item no.: 667391
for voice and chamber orchestra
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1562
for: Chamber orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 666900
from Saint Nicolas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 865202
Geistliche Musik
for: SATB and Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 858726
Boosey and Hawkes Archive Edition
for: String Quintet and Tape
Score, Parts, CD
Item no.: 907489
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 860048
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