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	Two Aquarelles: Gaily, but not too quick
2	Lisbon
3	Simple Symphony, Op. 4: I. Boisterous Bourrée
4	Simple Symphony: Frolicsome Finale
5	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
6	Simple Symphony: Playful Pizzicato
7	The Plough Boy
8	String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: Recitative And Passacaglia (La Serenissima)
9	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Wolcum Yole!
10	A Morning Hymn, Z. 198
11	Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: IV. Romance
12	Pohádka for cello & piano: 3. Allegro
13	Saint Nicolas, Op. 42: The Birth of Nicolas
14	Early One Morning
15	Suite for Cello No. 1, Op. 72: VII. Sostenuto
16	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Interlude
17	Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A Minor, D. 821: II. Adagio
18	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Recession
19	Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: A New Year Carol
20	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: In Freezing Winter Night
21	A Ceremony of Carols, VIII. Interlude, Op.28
22	War Requiem, Op. 66: "Requiem Aeternam"
23	The Fairy Queen (Ed. Benjamin Britten, Imogen Holst and Peter Pears), Act I - Symphony
24	Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: Cuckoo!
25	Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: I. Dawn