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	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
2	Lisbon
3	Two Aquarelles: Gaily, but not too quick
4	Simple Symphony: Playful Pizzicato
5	Simple Symphony: Frolicsome Finale
6	Spring Symphony, Op. 44: Finale: London, to Thee I Do Present
7	Spring Symphony, Op. 44: Introduction. Shine Out
8	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Fugue. Allegro molto
9	Yarmouth Fair
10	Simple Symphony, Op. 4: IV. Frolicsome Finale
11	Spring Symphony, Op. 44: Out On the Lawn I Lie in Bed
12	Simple Symphony: Sentimental Saraband
13	String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: Recitative And Passacaglia (La Serenissima)
14	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Wolcum Yole!
15	A Morning Hymn, Z. 198
16	Saint Nicolas, Op. 42: The Birth of Nicolas
17	Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: IV. Romance
18	Early One Morning
19	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Interlude
20	A Ceremony of Carols, VIII. Interlude, Op.28
21	Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: A New Year Carol
22	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Recession
23	A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: In Freezing Winter Night
24	Suite for Cello No. 1, Op. 72: VII. Sostenuto
25	Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: I. Dawn