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Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces.
Sir Edward Benjamin Britten (ur. 22 listopada 1913 w Lowestoft, zm. 4 grudnia 1976 w Aldeburghu) – angielski kompozytor, dyrygent i pianista, uchodzący za najwybitniejszego kompozytora brytyjskiego XX wieku [1].
Benjamin Britten in 1968. This list of compositions includes all the published works by English composer Benjamin Britten with opus number.
The output of English composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) is fascinatingly varied, spanning everything from large-scale operas via a famous War Requiem and orchestral showpieces like A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, to some of the most adventurous and exciting chamber music of the twentieth century.
His rare balance of tradition and innovation has allowed him to emerge alongside Janáček and Shostakovich, if not as one of the iconoclasts, then as one of the central figures of 20th-century European music.
27 wrz 2024 · Benjamin Britten was a leading British composer of the mid-20th century, whose operas were considered the finest English operas since those of Henry Purcell in the 17th century. He was also an outstanding pianist and conductor.
Benjamin Britten was one of the twentieth century’s greatest composers. He wrote 16 operas, film music, huge orchestral pieces, hundreds of songs, and music for children.
