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.
Postcard
Item no.: 325134
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1212006
Opera in 3 acts
Lyric book
Item no.: 1341095
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyrics
Item no.: 137021
Ab
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1612317
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1612320
Sammy's Bath
for: Unison Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 894869
from A Ceremony of Carols
for: Choir [SS] and Harp or Piano
Book
Item no.: 904650
The Night Song
for: Unison Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 868369
From A Ceremony Of Carols
for: SATB and Harp or Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 862198
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 645962
Folk
for: Treble Choir [SSA] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 901685
from "A Ceremony of Carols" op. 28
for: Women's choir (SSA), harp [piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 688971
From Friday Afternoons
for: Unison Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 862906
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 791563
Choral Dance No. 2 from "Gloriana"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 791559
From "Folksong Arrangements: Volume 5 - British Isles"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 791507
From "Folksong Arrangements: Volume 3 - British Isles"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 791508
from "Ceremony of Carols"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 791729
from "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 791728
Deo Gracias
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] and Harp or Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 904194
A
for: Piano, Voice, Medium Voice
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1589517
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553649
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553647
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553483
Eb
for: Piano, Voice, Low Voice, Medium Voice
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1561488
Single part Guitar 3
Item no.: 447072
Single part Guitar 2
Item no.: 447071
No. 5 of the Choral Dances from the opera Gloriana
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 889114
for: Unison Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 486456
from Saint Nicolas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 865202
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Duet
Item no.: 1612526
Concord
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 901397
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553391
for: Piano
Piano Duet
Item no.: 1612808
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1589183
Single part Guitar 1
Item no.: 447070
Klassik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 858456
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 860224
The Chester Miracle Play
for: Soli [ABarB], Narrator, Children's Choir and Instruments
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 911735
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 868451
Wolcum Yole!
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] and Piano [Harp]
Choir score
Item no.: 886935
Wolcum Yole!
for: Children's Choir oder Female Choir [SSS] and Harp [Piano]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 498358
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 911656
Balulalow
for: Children's Choir [Women's Choir] [SSS] and harp [Piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 868313
No. 12 Old Abram Brown
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 895258
The Chester Miracle Play
for: Soli [ABarB], Narrator, Children's Choir and Instruments
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 911757
Nr. 2 A Tragic Story
for: Children's Choir [unisono]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 910294
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