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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Benjamin Britten top songs

1	Simple Symphony: Playful Pizzicato
2	Two Aquarelles: Gaily, but not too quick
3	Lisbon
4	String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: Recitative And Passacaglia (La Serenissima)
5	Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Elegy
6	Saint Nicolas, Op. 42: The Birth of Nicolas
7	A Morning Hymn, Z. 198
8	Pohádka for cello & piano: 3. Allegro
9	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Wolcum Yole!
10	Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: IV. Romance
11	Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: A New Year Carol
12	Suite for Cello No. 1, Op. 72: VII. Sostenuto
13	Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A Minor, D. 821: II. Adagio
14	A Ceremony of Carols, VIII. Interlude, Op.28
15	Early One Morning
16	Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201: I. Allegro Moderato
17	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Interlude
18	Cello Sonata, Op. 65: Marcia
19	War Requiem, Op. 66: "Requiem Aeternam"
20	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Recession
21	War Requiem, Op. 66, Sanctus: "Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus"
22	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: In Freezing Winter Night
23	Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20: Lacrymosa
24	Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: V. Aria Italiana
25	Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: Cuckoo!