Benjamin Britten
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About Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, OM (1913–1976) was a British composer, conductor, and pianist. Britten was born on 22nd November 1913 in Lowestoft in Suffolk, the son of a dentist and a talented amateur musician. He began composing prolifically as a child, and in 1927 began private lessons with Frank Bridge. He also studied, less happily, at the Royal College of Music under John Ireland and with some input from Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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Valse in B Major
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A Hymn to the Virgin
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Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
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Frolicsome Finale
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This little Babe
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Night Piece (Notturno) (1963)
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War Requiem Op.66;I. Requiem Aeternam
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Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato
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Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: Cuckoo!
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The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra: Variations And Fugue On A Theme Of Henry Purcell, Op. 34: Theme
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I. Introduction and Theme
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Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op.7: Songs From Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: "Cuckoo!"
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War Requiem Op.66;V. Agnus Dei
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Soirees Musicales, Op. 9: I. March
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Simple Symphony, Op.4: "Playful Pizzicato" from Simple Symphony, Op. 4
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Theme
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War Requiem Op.66;III. Offertorium
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Dies Irae
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A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Spring Carol
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String Trio War Requiem "Libera Me"
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Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: Songs From Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: "Cuckoo!"
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War Requiem Op.66;II. Dies Irae
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Concord
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Balulalow
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Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: Balulalow
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War Requiem Op.66;IV. Santctus
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Cakes And Ale
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Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Balulalow
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Peter Grimes, Op.33 / Act 1: Interlude II: The Storm
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There is no rose
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Recession
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Gloriana: Courtly Dances: Galliard
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Simple Symphony, Op. 4: I. Boisterous Bourrée
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Variation I: Flute, Piccolo (Presto)
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Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op.7: Cuckoo!
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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 "Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell" (Instrumental Version)
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Theme A. Allegro maestoso e largamente
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Corpus Christi Carol
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As dew in Aprille
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Variation III: Clarinets (Moderato)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 2: "On The Ground, Sleep Sound"
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Matinées Musicales, Op. 24: 2. Nocturne
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Simple Symphony, Op. 4: "Playful Pizzicato" from Simple Symphony, Op. 4
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Theme B. ?
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Jubilate Deo
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Variation X: French Horns (Il stesso tempo)
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Theme D. ?
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Theme F. Presto
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): March 27 and 28, 1974
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