Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century is a book by the Australian author and composer Paul Kildea first published in January 2013 to mark the...
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Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central...
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Nicolas, Op. 42, is a cantata with music by Benjamin Britten on a text by Eric Crozier, completed in 1948. It covers the legendary life of Saint Nicholas...
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compositions includes all the published works by English composer Benjamin Britten with opus number. Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: Operetta in two acts, 114'. Libretto...
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"Britten's music festival revives..." New York Times. 1994. Paul Kildea. Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century 2013. 0141924306 "The Queen...
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War Requiem (redirect from Requiem (Britten))
The War Requiem, Op. 66, is a British choral and orchestral composition by Benjamin Britten, composed mostly in 1961 and completed in January 1962. The...
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Les Illuminations (The Illuminations), Op. 18, is a song cycle by Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1940. It is composed for soprano or tenor soloist...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64, is an opera with music by Benjamin Britten and set to a libretto adapted by the composer and Peter Pears from William...
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The Canticles constitute a series of five musical works by composer Benjamin Britten. The pieces were written at various points in his career, with three...
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The Symphony for Cello and Orchestra or Cello Symphony, Op. 68, was written in 1963 by the British composer Benjamin Britten. He dedicated the work to...
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Britten Pears Arts is a large music education organisation based in Suffolk, England. It aims to continue the legacy of composer Benjamin Britten and...
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Scallop (2003) (category Benjamin Britten)
and is a tribute to composer Benjamin Britten. Hambling commissioned local business J. T. Pegg & Sons LTD to create the sculpture. It is made from stainless...
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The cello suites by Benjamin Britten (Opp. 72, 80, and 87) are a series of three compositions for solo cello, dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich. The...
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The Red House, in the coastal town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, was the home of the composer Benjamin Britten, from 1957 until his death in 1976, and...
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Naxos Paul Kildea, Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century, p. 85 Boosey & Hawkes Eric Walter White, Benjamin Britten: His life and operas Twyla...
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Op. 91, is a collection of 'Eight Medieval Lyrics' for unaccompanied voices in five parts (SSATB) composed by Benjamin Britten in 1975. The work was first...
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The Cello Sonata, Op. 65, is a work by the English composer Benjamin Britten. It was premiered in July 1961 at the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk. The...
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String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36, by English composer Benjamin Britten, was written in 1945. It was composed in Snape, Suffolk and London, and...
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Simple Symphony (redirect from Simple Symphony (Britten))
The Simple Symphony, Op. 4, is a work for string orchestra or string quartet by Benjamin Britten. It was written between December 1933 and February 1934...
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This is a list of composers of 20th-century classical music, sortable by name, year of birth, year of death, nationality, notable works, and remarks....
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String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, by English composer Benjamin Britten, was written in the U.S. in 1941. The quartet was commissioned by arts patron...
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The Rape of Lucretia (Op. 37) is an opera in two acts by Benjamin Britten, written for Kathleen Ferrier, who performed the title role. Ronald Duncan based...
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The Festival Te Deum, Op. 32, a sacred choral piece by the English composer Benjamin Britten, is a setting of the Te Deum from the Book of Common Prayer...
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Phaedra (cantata) (redirect from Phaedra (Britten))
is a cantata for mezzo-soprano and orchestra by Benjamin Britten, written for Janet Baker. Phaedra was the composer's last vocal work, written in 1975...
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Friday Afternoons (category Choral compositions by Benjamin Britten)
Friday Afternoons is a collection of twelve song settings by Benjamin Britten, composed 1933–35 for the pupils of Clive House School, Prestatyn, Wales...
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Six Metamorphoses after Ovid (category Compositions by Benjamin Britten)
Metamorphoses after Ovid (Op. 49) is a piece of program music for solo oboe written by English composer Benjamin Britten in 1951. The piece was inspired by Ovid's...
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Soirées musicales (category Compositions by Benjamin Britten)
Evenings), Op. 9, is a suite of five movements by Benjamin Britten, using music composed by Gioachino Rossini. The suite, first performed in 1937, derives its...
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Nocturnal after John Dowland (category Compositions by Benjamin Britten)
70 is a classical guitar piece composed in 1963 by English composer Benjamin Britten for guitarist Julian Bream. It is considered one of the most influential...
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Benjamin Britten's Jubilate Deo is a sacred choral setting of Psalm 100 in English, written in 1961 for St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, "at the request...
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titled The Purcell Collection – Realizations by Benjamin Britten. A recording of 40 of them, Purcell Songs Realised by Britten, was released in 2016. In 1945...
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