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Britten, Edward Benjamin
English composer Benjamin Britten was born in 1913 and died in 1976. Along with his many operas, his most famous and powerful works include A Midsummer Night's Dream and the War Requiem. However, he may be even better known for much lighter and accessible compositions, A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and the Ceremony of Carols. He received the Order of Merit in 1965 and in the year of his death was named a life peer.
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Biography: Benjamin Britten
Life, selected works, and recommended bibliography from OperaGlass.
Benjamin Britten Page
Features an exploration of his War Requiem. Includes related compositions, biography, sound clips, and links.
Benjamin Britten
Main life events, list of works, discography, many links.
Benjamin Britten
Essay, biography, list of principal works, discography.
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Brief biographical sketch, caricature, and summaries of his operas, orchestral works, chamber, and vocal and choral music with Naxos discography.
Benjamin Britten
Classical Music Pages article with photograph and links from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music.
Benjamin Britten
Karadar Dictionary entry with life, works, operas, MIDI audio file, illustrations, and links. Includes libretto for A Midsummer Night's Dream and the text of the War Requiem.
Britten, Benjamin (1913 - 1976), United Kingdom
Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
Colorado Britten Society
Official site. Intended to promote performance and research of his works and appreciation of his influences. Includes biography, directors, links, concert schedules, and membership and contact information.
Benjamin Britten's Gift for Melodic Prosody
Biography, key works, timeline, portrait, suggested recordings and readings, and further resources from Humanities Web.
Britten, (Edward) Benjamin
Encarta Encyclopedia article includes major works and important parts of his legacy.
Britten, Benjamin
Encyclopedia.com article with links to premium sources from the Electric Library.
Classical Music Archives: Britten
Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music.
Britten, Lord Edward Benjamin
Biography including studies with Bridge and work with Auden, the power and variety of his operatic pieces, important compositions, and summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
Kunst der Fuge | Benjamin Britten
"Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", and other pieces in MIDI files (free download).
Benjamin Britten
Filmography at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) with television and movie music, writing, sound editing, and TV guest credits.
Faber Music: Benjamin Britten
Biography, photograph, work list, selected discography. |
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