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.
Cantata for speakers, soli (ST), chorus (SATB), timpani organ and strings
Oversize
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), narrator, strings, timpani, organ
Score
Item no.: 362406
Words Anon. (Circa 1300)
Winthrop Rogers Church Choral Series No. 10
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 169327
D
for: Flute, piano
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1646083
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553649
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553647
Realizations by Benjamin Britten
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 555782
The Chester Miracle Play
for: Soli [ABarB], Narrator, Children's Choir and Instruments
Score
Item no.: 907959
for: Voice (medium), piano
[englisch]
Item no.: 120810
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 120653
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 479250
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Book
Item no.: 340671
for: Voice (medium), piano
Item no.: 120576
On a Theme of Purcell
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 687722
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 952
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 370727
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 120852
for voice and piano
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 623104
From The Opera Peter Grimes
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 865719
from Act 2 of the opera Gloriana, op. 53
for: Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 904486
Winthrop Rogers Festival Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 907572
Oper in 3 Akten(libretto)
Book
Item no.: 907239
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Children's Choir and Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 906806
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 860048
for: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Voice, SATB, Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 605596
for: Chamber ensemble
Study score
Item no.: 227406
for: SATB and Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 858726
for: Violin, viola, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 656255
for: Brass ensemble (8 voices)
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 966824
for: Voice (high), piano
[englisch, russich]
Item no.: 120492
for: 3 soloists (STB), boys’ choir, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score (children's choir)
Item no.: 695871
for: String Quintet and Tape
Score, Parts, CD
Item no.: 907489
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 136462
Score, Parts
Item no.: 370501
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045418
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 120855
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
für Blockflötenquartett
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 281141
Am
for: Recorder, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1589343
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553483
Orchestration for high voice and strings
for: Voice (soprano), string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 911524
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1026826
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 334634
Item no.: 617806
Ballad-Opera
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 444607
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 347723
for: Soprano and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163980
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 120705
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