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: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 373280
Winthrop Rogers Festival Series
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 476962
Carmen Basiliense
for: Soli [SATB], Choir and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 487272
Reflections on a Song of Dowland
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 197962
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 198254
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1196
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 896289
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 868492
Choral Suite
for: Children's Choir [SS] and Piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 889430
for: Soloists or Mixed Choir [SATB] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 584354
The Chester Miracle Play
for: Soli [ABarB], Narrator, Children's Choir and Instruments
Score
Item no.: 1659476
Nr. 5 A New Year Carol
for: Children's Choir [SSA] and Piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 910048
aus The Heart of the Matter
for: Tenor, Horn and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 334290
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 121039
Score
Item no.: 120784
Score
Item no.: 120758
for: GES-M KLAV (GIT)
Item no.: 120736
for: GES-H HA ENGL
Item no.: 120556
Hawkes Pocket Scores
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 909825
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 578113
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 146695
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 89
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 228666
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 330941
for: 2 GES-H (S/A) KLAV
Item no.: 350306
Moore's Irish Melodies
Vol. 4
Folk Song Arrangements
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 330346
from "Let's make an Opera"
Songs for the Audience
for: 4 voices
Single part(n)
Item no.: 682243
for: Orchestra and Clarinet Soloists
Score
Item no.: 1212002
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1031991
The Night Song
for: Unison Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 868369
Single part Guitar 3
Item no.: 447072
Single part Guitar 2
Item no.: 447071
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 120515
(Christmas Suite)
Choral Programme Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 292966
Eine Kantate für: Tenor-Solo, gemischten Chor, KInderchor, Klavier, Streicher, Schlagzeug und Orgel
Piano reduction
Item no.: 242954
The Masterworks Library
for: 3 soloists (STB), boys’ choir, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 297537
The opera from Lets make an Opera. An Entertainment for Young People
for: Soloists, Choir, String Quartet, Piano [4-Händig] and Percussion
Piano reduction
Item no.: 295738
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 178429
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 66
for: Soloists [SAT], Mixed Choir [SATB], boys' Choir and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 158578
for: 2 voices (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 120536
Agnus Dei
for: Tenor, Mixed Choir and organ
Choir score
Item no.: 893240
The Chester Miracle Play
for: Soli [ABarB], Narrator, Children's Choir and Instruments
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 911757
Oper in 2 Akten(libretto)
Book
Item no.: 911467
for: Soloists [TBar], Mixed Choir [SATB] and Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 303013
for: Piano
Item no.: 120890
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 120813
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 120711
for: Brass winds, percussion
Set of parts
Item no.: 120698
for: Orchester, [gemischter Chor]
Item no.: 120531
for: Violin, viola, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 622913
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