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.
Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell with narrator ad lib.
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 606
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 198730
for: String Quartet or String Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 582701
45 Songs
Realizations by Benjamin Britten
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 489729
Eight medieval lyrics
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 120510
for: Oboe, violin, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 198536
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 198254
French
Book
Item no.: 132019
ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces 2016-2019
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 197989
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 330940
Eine Kantate für: Tenor-Solo, gemischten Chor, KInderchor, Klavier, Streicher, Schlagzeug und Orgel
Piano reduction
Item no.: 242954
for high voice and harp
for: Voice, harp
Music score
Item no.: 120668
Third Parable for Church Performance op. 81
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 120759
Der Raub der Lukrezia - Oper in 2 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 619362
Oper/Operette
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Book
Item no.: 216969
13 Songs
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 369538
The Masterworks Library
for: Voice, chamber orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 486288
for: Voice, horn, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 198569
for two voices (SS) and piano
for: 2 voices, piano
Score
Item no.: 564919
Five songs
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 292406
63 Songs
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 625885
Including first publication of two further settings
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Score
Item no.: 198547
61 Songs
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 463744
Boosey and Hawkes Voice
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 489728
Reflections on a Song of Dowland
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 197962
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 297536
Quartet in one movement
for: Oboe, violin, viola, cello
Study score
Item no.: 198728
for: GES-H HA
Item no.: 120645
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 216968
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 225412
Reflections on a Song by Dowland
for: Viola and String Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 208920
for: Voice (medium), piano
[englisch]
Item no.: 120680
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 120691
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Soprano and Piano
Book
Item no.: 198567
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 120471
Folk
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 332095
for: Voice (tenor), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 551401
for: Cello
Item no.: 120912
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 120951
New Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 120632
12 Kinderlieder mit Klavierbegleitungop. 7
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 184989
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 298269
Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 303506
60 Songs for medium/low voice and piano
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 624038
for: Harp
Item no.: 120590
to Haydn's Cello Concerto in C
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 888743
for: Piano
Item no.: 120513
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 770665
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 120950
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
from 'Gloriana'
for: Voice, guitar
Book
Item no.: 471435
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