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: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 180415
Lyric book
Item no.: 120588
for: FL KLAR FAG TRP POS
Score
Item no.: 120885
The Courtly Dances
for: Symphonic orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 904003
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Book
Item no.: 198548
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Buch
Item no.: 578116
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Duet
Item no.: 1612526
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554751
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 303011
Study score
Item no.: 348828
vocal score (dt/en)
for: MCH ENSEMBLE
Score
Item no.: 634450
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 373424
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 120785
for: Choir (one voice), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 910168
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1026821
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 907016
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 367804
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 655205
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 120777
Piano reduction
Item no.: 120646
Piano reduction
Item no.: 120615
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 205415
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 121147
Coro Testo Inglese-Tedesco
Book
Item no.: 863572
for: Soprano, Tenor, Bass and Piano
Book
Item no.: 900323
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045447
Dramatic Cantata op. 93
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 120631
Klassik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 859247
for: Violin, Viola, Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 934940
Lyric book
Item no.: 120567
Festival Cantata
for: Boys' Choir [Women's Choir] [SSAA] and Organ
Score
Item no.: 890340
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1026825
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 31
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 635098
Opera in a prologue and two acts
for: Opera
Study score
Item no.: 327188
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 330349
Postcard
Item no.: 325134
Realised from the original airs of John Gay's Ballad Opera 1728
for: 1 or 2 Voices and Piano
Book
Item no.: 489725
Suite
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197473
for: Mezzo Soprano and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 613967
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] and Harp or Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 904194
The Courtly Dances
for: Symphonic orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1659065
for: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Voice, SATB
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 613172
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 175193
for: KCH ORCH
Piano reduction
Item no.: 349857
Faber Brass Band Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1026827
Klassik
for: Viola, String Orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 619682
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