Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten wrote his 'String Quartet in F' in April 1928, shortly after he began lessons with Frank Bridge. He was fourteen at the time and it is thought that this piece was set as a homework ex...

It is hard to believe that Benjamin Britten was 16 when he wrote the Quartettino, such is the skill and intellectual command. Peter Stadlen, The Daily Telegraph, 25 May 1983

It is hard to believe that Benjamin Britten was 16 when he wrote the Quartettino, such is the skill and intellectual command. Peter Stadlen, The Daily Telegraph, 25 May 1983

Benjamin Britten's last completed composition, 'Welcome Ode' was originally written for school choir and orchestra. The three movements - Jig, Roundel and Canon, here transcribed for strings, form a S...

Parts to Benjamin Britten's Phantasy for String Quintet .

Tema 'Sacher', composed by Benjamin Britten, for solo cello in digital sheet music format.

Waltz (No.2 from 'Five Waltzes'), composed by Benjamin Britten and arranged by Paul Harris and Sally Adams for flute with piano accompaniment in digital sheet music format.

Temporal Variations, composed by Benjamin Britten for oboe with piano accompaniment in digital sheet music format.

Benjamin Britten zählt zu den universellsten Komponisten der Musikgeschichte. Sein Werk ist von tiefer Humanität geprägt, zeugt jedoch zugleich von der Faszination des Ambivalenten. Norbert Abels legt...

This familiar standard by English composer Benjamin Britten has become the classic introduction to the sights and sounds of the orchestra for young people. Enhance music appreciation and explore the u...

This is the full text of the speech made by Benjamin Britten when he was presented with the first Aspen Award at Aspen, Colorado, on 31st July, 1964.It is a fascinating document in which, for the firs...

Throughout his compositional work, Benjamin Britten did his part to support young people in their musical education---one has only to think, for example, of works such as The Young Person's Guide to t...

After composing the unconventional but highly successful Night Piece (Notturno) for the inaugural Leeds International Piano Competition, Marion Harewood, the competition's co-founder along with Dame F...

Britten's 6 minute cadenza was requested by Sviatoslav Richter and written in the summer of 1966 in Aldeburgh before being toured by Richter.

Moderato & Nocturne is bursting with character and charm, these engaging and accessible pieces originate from Britten’s early unpublished Sonata Romantica. Ideal teaching pieces, they offer a wide gam...

Britten composed this engaging set of Twelve Variations during his first year at the Royal College of Music, London in 1931, shortly before beginning work on his String Quartet in D Major. Like that q...

With a duration of 10 minutes, these Five Waltzes for solo piano were part of a collection of '10 Walztes' composed when Britten was 12 years old.