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: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1031991
op. 88
Stage Works Vocal Scores
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1031987
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1031922
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1031913
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1031925
Oper In Zwei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1031911
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
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 860048
Boosey and Hawkes Archive Edition
for: String Quintet and Tape
Score, Parts, CD
Item no.: 907489
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
for: Violin, Viola, Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 934940
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: 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
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