Benjamin Britten

United Kingdom
November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976

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Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh OM CH was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945).

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War Requiem, Op. 66, Dies Irae: "Dies Irae"

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1	Simple Symphony: Playful Pizzicato
2	Simple Symphony: Frolicsome Finale
3	Lisbon
4	Two Aquarelles: Gaily, but not too quick
5	Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: Evening (Moonlight)
6	Simple Symphony: Sentimental Saraband
7	Simple Symphony, Op. 4: I. Boisterous Bourrée
8	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Fugue. Allegro molto
9	Early One Morning
10	War Requiem, Op. 66, Sanctus: "Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus"
11	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
12	Violin Concerto, Op. 15: III. Passacaglia; Andante lento
13	Simple Symphony, Op. 4: I. Boisterous Bourrée
14	Spring Symphony, Op. 44: Finale: London, to Thee I Do Present
15	Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20: Lacrymosa
16	Simple Symphony, Op. 4: III. Sentimental Sarabande
17	Simple Symphony, Op. 4: IV. Frolicsome Finale
18	Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20: Requiem aeternam
19	Variations On a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: I. Introduction & Theme
20	Simple Symphony: Boisterous Bouree
21	String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: Recitative And Passacaglia (La Serenissima)
22	Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Elegy
23	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Wolcum Yole!
24	A Morning Hymn, Z. 198
25	Saint Nicolas, Op. 42: The Birth of Nicolas