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
Study score
Item no.: 297536
Reflections on a Song by Dowland
for: Viola and String Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 208920
12 Kinderlieder mit Klavierbegleitungop. 7
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 184989
for mixed chorus and harp
score (= vocal score)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), harp [piano]
Piano score
Item no.: 198585
for: Voice (medium), piano
Item no.: 120576
for: Cello
Item no.: 120912
63 Songs
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 625885
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 136462
Score, Parts
Item no.: 370501
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 621643
für Blockflötenquartett
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 281141
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 120855
O be joyfull in the Lord, all ye lands
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 120787
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
Cantata for speakers, soli (ST), chorus (SATB), timpani organ and strings
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), narrator, strings, timpani, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 121014
opera in 2 acts op. 88
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 377898
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
for: Harp
Item no.: 120590
Komische Oper in 3 Akten op. 39
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 207454
three songs from This Way to the Tomb
for: Tenor and Harp [Piano]
Book
Item no.: 143570
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
Opera in two acts op. 50
Lyric book
Item no.: 198790
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
for: Voice (high), guitar
Music score
Item no.: 136228
aus A Ceremony of Carols op. 28
Winthrop Rogers Edition
for: Mixed choir (SATB), harp [piano]
Score
Item no.: 498359
Ballad-Opera
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 444607
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 334634
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 295572
The Chester Miracle Play
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 293903
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 120471
Der Raub der Lukrezia - Oper in 2 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 619362
Quartet in one movement
for: Oboe, violin, viola, cello
Study score
Item no.: 198728
Single part Guitar 3
Item no.: 447072
Single part Guitar 2
Item no.: 447071
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 121039
Score
Item no.: 120784
for: GES-M KLAV (GIT)
Item no.: 120736
for: GES-H HA ENGL
Item no.: 120556
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 120515
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 578113
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