Benjamin Britten





Benjamin Britten

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born
November 22, 1913 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, The United Kingdom

died
December 04, 1976

gender
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Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, Order of Merit, Order of the Companions of Honour, was an English composer, conductor, and pianist.

Britten's interests as a composer were wide-ranging; he produced important music in such varied genres as orchestral, choral, solo vocal, chamber and instrumental, as well as film music. He also took a great interest in writing music for children and amateur performers, and was a fine pianist and conductor.


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Britten - War Requiem, Op. ...
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Britten on Music
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Paul Bunyan
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Cabaret Songs for Voice and...
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Phantasy in F Minor for Str...
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“It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony.”
Benjamin Britten