Benjamin Britten

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Benjamin Britten was a prominent 20th-century English composer, conductor, and pianist best known for works such as the opera "Peter Grimes" and "The War Requiem."

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Benjamin Britten canonical 37
Britten 1
Edward Benjamin Britten 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
conductor
human
opera composer
pianist
awardReceived Britten–Pears Foundation recognition
Companion of Honour (United Kingdom)
linked to: Companion of Honour

Order of Merit (United Kingdom)
linked to: Order of Merit
burialPlace Aldeburgh Parish Churchyard, Suffolk, England
causeOfDeath heart failure
coFounded Aldeburgh Festival
collaboratedWith Peter Pears
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1913-11-22
dateOfDeath 1976-12-04
educatedAt Royal College of Music
familyName Britten
linked to: Benjamin Britten
founded English Opera Group
fullName Edward Benjamin Britten
linked to: Benjamin Britten
genre art song
chamber music
choral music
opera
orchestral music
givenName Benjamin
Edward
influenced Harrison Birtwistle
Peter Maxwell Davies
influencedBy Gustav Mahler
Henry Purcell
Igor Stravinsky
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf House of Lords of the United Kingdom
linked to: House of Lords
movement 20th-century classical music
notableWork A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Albert Herring
Billy Budd
Les Illuminations, Op. 18
linked to: Les Illuminations

Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes (opera)
linked to: Peter Grimes

Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Simple Symphony, Op. 4
Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
The Turn of the Screw
The War Requiem
linked to: Britten War Requiem

War Requiem (choral work)
linked to: Britten War Requiem

War Requiem, Op. 66
linked to: Britten War Requiem

Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
occupation composer
conductor
pianist
partner Peter Pears
placeOfBirth Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
linked to: Lowestoft
placeOfDeath Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
linked to: Aldeburgh
religion Anglicanism
residence Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
linked to: Aldeburgh
sexualOrientation gay
studentOf Frank Bridge
title Baron Britten of Aldeburgh

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Referenced by (39)

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W. H. Auden coAuthor Benjamin Britten
Te Deum hasNotableSettingBy Benjamin Britten
Psalm 150 hasMusicalSettingsBy Benjamin Britten
Decca Records notableArtistRecorded Benjamin Britten
Royal College of Music hasNotableAlumni Benjamin Britten
Gustav Mahler influenced Benjamin Britten
Maurice Ravel influenced Benjamin Britten
Death in Venice operaComposer Benjamin Britten
Carmen Saeculare composer Benjamin Britten
Carmen Saeculare hasComposer Benjamin Britten
Suffolk, England hasCulturalAssociation Benjamin Britten
Glyndebourne performsWorksBy Benjamin Britten
Glyndebourne commissionedWorksBy Benjamin Britten
Yehudi Menuhin performedWith Benjamin Britten
Gresham's School hasNotableAlumnus Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten fullName Edward Benjamin Britten
linked to: Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten familyName Britten
linked to: Benjamin Britten
Paul Bunyan composer Benjamin Britten
Opera Australia performsWorkBy Benjamin Britten
Billy Budd operaComposer Benjamin Britten
War Requiem composer Benjamin Britten
subject linked to: Britten War Requiem
Gustav Holst influenced Benjamin Britten
Boosey & Hawkes hasNotableComposer Benjamin Britten
Walter Hussey commissionedFrom Benjamin Britten
Rejoice in the Lamb composer Benjamin Britten
subject linked to: Walter Hussey
Arthur Benjamin taught Benjamin Britten
Lennox Berkeley collaboratedWith Benjamin Britten
Béla Bartók influenced Benjamin Britten
Britten Sinfonia namedAfter Benjamin Britten
Aldeburgh associatedWith Benjamin Britten
Aldeburgh Festival foundedBy Benjamin Britten
subject linked to: Snape
Aldeburgh Festival founder Benjamin Britten
Aldeburgh Festival associatedWith Benjamin Britten
Royal Opera House Chorus performsWorksBy Benjamin Britten