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English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) 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 ...

with opus number.

By genre

Operas

Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore. His exploits revolve around the tall tales of his superhuman labors, and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox. The character originated in the or ...

'', Op. 17: *Operetta in two acts, 114'. *Libretto by

W. H. Auden Wystan Hugh Auden (; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in ...

, after the American

folktale A folktale or folk tale is a folklore genre that typically consists of a story passed down from generation to generation orally. Folktale may also refer to: Categories of stories * Folkloric tale from oral tradition * Fable (written form of the a ...

. *Premiered on at Brander Matthews Hall, New York. *Published by Faber Music. ''

Peter Grimes ''Peter Grimes'', Op. 33, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by Montagu Slater based on the section "Peter Grimes", in George Crabbe's long narrative poem '' The Borough''. The "borough" of the opera is a fictional ...

'', Op. 33: *Opera in a prologue and three acts, 147'. *Libretto by

Montagu Slater Charles Montagu Slater (23 September 1902 – 19 December 1956) was an English poet, novelist, playwright, journalist, critic and librettist. Life One of five children, Slater was born in the small mining port of Millom, Cumberland facing L ...

, after the poem '' The Borough'' by

George Crabbe George Crabbe ( ; 24 December 1754 – 3 February 1832) was an English poet, surgeon and clergyman. He is best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people. In the 177 ...

. *Premiered on at

Sadler's Wells Sadler's Wells Theatre is a performing arts venue in Clerkenwell, London, England located on Rosebery Avenue next to New River Head. The present-day theatre is the sixth on the site since 1683. It consists of two performance spaces: a 1,500-sea ...

, London. *Published by

Boosey & Hawkes Boosey & Hawkes is a British music publisher purported to be the largest specialist classical music publisher in the world. Until 2003, it was also a major manufacturer of brass, string and woodwind musical instruments. Formed in 1930 throu ...

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The Rape of Lucretia ''The Rape of Lucretia'' (Op. 37) is an opera in two acts by Benjamin Britten, written for Kathleen Ferrier, who performed the title role. Ronald Duncan based his English libretto on André Obey's play '. Performance history The opera was fi ...

'', Op. 37: *Opera in two acts, 107'. *Libretto by

Ronald Duncan Ronald Frederick Henry Duncan (6 August 1914 – 3 June 1982) was an English writer, poet and playwright of German descent, now best known for his poem '' The Horse'' and for preparing the libretto for Benjamin Britten's opera ''The Rape of Lucr ...

, after the play ''Le Viol de Lucrèce'' by André Obey. *Premiered on at

Glyndebourne Glyndebourne () is an English country house, the site of an opera house that, since 1934, has been the venue for the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The house, located near Lewes in East Sussex, England, is thought to be about six hundr ...

. *Published by Boosey & Hawkes. ''

Albert Herring ''Albert Herring'', Op. 39, is a chamber opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten. Composed in the winter of 1946 and the spring of 1947, this comic opera was a successor to his serious opera ''The Rape of Lucretia''. The libretto, by Eric Cr ...

'', Op. 39: *Comic opera in three acts, 137'. *Libretto by

Eric Crozier Eric Crozier OBE (14 November 19147 September 1994) was a British theatrical director, opera librettist and producer, long associated with Benjamin Britten. Early life and career Crozier was born in London and studied at the Royal Academy of Dr ...

, loosely after the short story ''Le Rosier de Mme. Husson'' by

Guy de Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destin ...

. *Premiered on at

. *Published by Boosey & Hawkes. ''

The Beggar's Opera ''The Beggar's Opera'' is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is one of the watershed plays in Augustan drama and is the only example of the once thriving genre of satiri ...

'', Op. 43: *

Ballad opera The ballad opera is a genre of English stage entertainment that originated in the early 18th century, and continued to develop over the following century and later. Like the earlier '' comédie en vaudeville'' and the later ''Singspiel'', its dist ...

, 108'. *Libretto after the ballad opera by

John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for ''The Beggar's Opera'' (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peac ...

. *Premiered on at the

Cambridge Arts Theatre Cambridge Arts Theatre is a 666-seat theatre on Peas Hill and St Edward's Passage in central Cambridge, England. The theatre presents a varied mix of drama, dance, opera and pantomime. It attracts some of the highest-quality touring productions ...

. *Published by Boosey & Hawkes. '' Let's Make an Opera (The Little Sweep)'', Op. 45: *An Entertainment for Young People, 130'. *Libretto by Eric Crozier. *Premiered on at Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Festival. *Published by Boosey & Hawkes. ''

Billy Budd ''Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative)'' is a novella by American writer Herman Melville, left unfinished at his death in 1891. Acclaimed by critics as a masterpiece when a hastily transcribed version was finally published in 1924, it quick ...

'', Op. 50: *Opera in four acts, 162'. *Libretto by

E. M. Forster Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879 – 7 June 1970) was an English author, best known for his novels, particularly ''A Room with a View'' (1908), ''Howards End'' (1910), and ''A Passage to India'' (1924). He also wrote numerous short stori ...

and Eric Crozier, after the novella by

Herman Melville Herman Melville (Name change, born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American people, American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance (literature), American Renaissance period. Among his bes ...

. *Premiered on at the Royal Opera House, London. *Published by Boosey & Hawkes. ''Billy Budd'' (revised): *Opera in two acts, 158'. *Premiered on at the Royal Opera House, London. *Published by Boosey & Hawkes. ''

Gloriana ''Gloriana'', Op. 53, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English libretto by William Plomer, based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 ''Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History''. The first performance was presented at the Royal Opera Ho ...

'', Op. 53: *Opera in three acts, 148'. *Libretto by

William Plomer William Charles Franklyn Plomer (10 December 1903 – 20 September 1973) was a South African and British novelist, poet and literary editor. He also wrote a series of librettos for Benjamin Britten. He wrote some of his poetry under the pseud ...

, after ''Elizabeth and Essex'' by

Lytton Strachey Giles Lytton Strachey (; 1 March 1880 – 21 January 1932) was an English writer and critic. A founding member of the Bloomsbury Group and author of ''Eminent Victorians'', he established a new form of biography in which psychological insight ...

. *Premiered on at the Royal Opera House, London. *Published by Boosey & Hawkes. ''

The Turn of the Screw ''The Turn of the Screw'' is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James which first appeared in serial format in ''Collier's Weekly'' (January 27 – April 16, 1898). In October 1898, it was collected in ''The Two Magics'', published by Macmill ...

'', Op. 54: *Opera in a prologue and two acts, 101'. *Libretto by

Myfanwy Piper Mary ''Myfanwy'' Piper (; Welsh: ; 28 March 1911 – 18 January 1997) was a British art critic and opera librettist. Biography Mary Myfanwy Evans was born on 28 March 1911 into a Welsh family in London. Her father was a chemist in Hampstead, n ...

, after the novella by

Henry James Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the ...

. *Premiered on at

Teatro La Fenice Teatro La Fenice (, "The Phoenix") is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre" and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th century, La Fenice beca ...

, Venice. *Published by Boosey & Hawkes. ''

Noye's Fludde ''Noye's Fludde'' is a one-act opera by the British composer Benjamin Britten, intended primarily for amateur performers, particularly children. First performed on 18 June 1958 at that year's Aldeburgh Festival, it is based on the 15th-century ...

'', Op. 59: *Music-theatre for community performance, 50'. *Libretto after the Chester Miracle Play as published in ''English Miracle Plays, Moralities and Interludes'' *Premiered on at Orford Church, Aldeburgh Festival. *Published by Boosey & Hawkes. ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

'', Op. 64: *Opera in three acts, 144'. *Libretto by the composer and

Peter Pears Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears ( ; 22 June 19103 April 1986) was an English tenor. His career was closely associated with the composer Benjamin Britten, his personal and professional partner for nearly forty years. Pears' musical career started ...

, after the play by

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

. *Premiered on at Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Festival. *Published by Boosey & Hawkes. ''

Owen Wingrave ''Owen Wingrave'', Op. 85, is an opera in two acts with music by Benjamin Britten and libretto by Myfanwy Piper, after a short story by Henry James. It was originally written for televised performance. Britten had been aware of the story sin ...

'', Op. 85: *Opera for television in two acts, 106'. *Libretto by

, after the short story by

. *Premiered on in a BBC2 TV broadcast. First staged on at the Royal Opera House, London. *Published by Faber Music. ''

Death in Venice ''Death in Venice ''(German: ''Der Tod in Venedig'') is a novella by German author Thomas Mann, published in 1912. It presents an ennobled writer who visits Venice and is liberated, uplifted, and then increasingly obsessed by the sight of a Poli ...

'', Op. 88: *Opera in two acts, 145'. *Libretto by

, after the novella by

Thomas Mann Paul Thomas Mann ( , ; ; 6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novella ...

. *Premiered on , Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Festival. *Published by Faber Music.

Church parables

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Curlew River ''Curlew River – A Parable for Church Performance'' (Op. 71) is an English music drama, with music by Benjamin Britten to a libretto by William Plomer. The first of Britten's three 'Parables for Church Performance', the work is based on the ...

'' (Op. 71; 1964), based on a

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

ese

Noh is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Developed by Kan'ami and his son Zeami, it is the oldest major theatre art that is still regularly performed today. Although the terms Noh and ' ...

play *''

The Burning Fiery Furnace ''The Burning Fiery Furnace'' is an English music drama with music composed by Benjamin Britten, his Opus 77, to a libretto by William Plomer. One of Britten's three ''Parables for Church Performances'', this work received its premiere at the St ...

'' (Op. 77; 1966), after the

Book of Daniel The Book of Daniel is a 2nd-century BC biblical apocalypse with a 6th century BC setting. Ostensibly "an account of the activities and visions of Daniel, a noble Jew exiled at Babylon", it combines a prophecy of history with an eschatology (a ...

, Chapter 3 *'' The Prodigal Son'' (Op. 81; 1968), after the

Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke), or simply Luke (which is also its most common form of abbreviation). tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. Together with the Acts of the Apostles, it makes up a two-volu ...

, Chapter 15

Ballets

*'' Plymouth Town'' (ballet for small orchestra; 1931) *''

The Prince of the Pagodas ''The Prince of the Pagodas'' is a ballet created for The Royal Ballet by choreographer John Cranko with music commissioned from Benjamin Britten. Its premiere took place on 1 January 1957 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, conducted ...

'' (1956) *''

Les Sylphides ''Les Sylphides'' () is a short, non-narrative ''ballet blanc'' to piano music by Frédéric Chopin, selected and orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov. The ballet, described as a "romantic reverie","Ballet Theater", until 1955. A compact disk ...

'' after Chopin (1940)

Orchestral

* "Two Portraits" for string orchestra (1930). No. 2 is subtitled "E.B.B" – his own initials, and thus a self-portrait (also arr. for viola and strings). No. 3 was unrealised. * '' Sinfonietta'' Op. 1, for five winds and five strings (1932), revised for chamber orchestra (1936) *''

Simple Symphony The ''Simple Symphony'', Op. 4, is a work for string orchestra or string quartet by Benjamin Britten. It was written between December 1933 and February 1934 in Lowestoft, using material that the composer had written as a young teenager, between 1 ...

'' for string orchestra (1934) *''

Soirées musicales ''Soirées musicales'', (Musical Evenings), Op. 9, is a suite of five movements by Benjamin Britten, using music composed by Gioachino Rossini. The suite, first performed in 1937, derives its title from Rossini's collection of the same name, dat ...

'', after

Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...

(1936) *''

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Variation or Variations may refer to: Science and mathematics * Variation (astronomy), any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite, particularly of the moon * Genetic variation, the difference in DNA among individuals ...

'' for string orchestra (1937) *'' Mont Juic'', a suite of Catalan Dances, jointly composed with

Lennox Berkeley Sir Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley (12 May 190326 December 1989) was an English composer. Biography Berkeley was born on 12 May 1903 in Oxford, England, the younger child and only son of Aline Carla (1863–1935), daughter of Sir James Char ...

(1937) *''Canadian Carnival'' (1939) *''

Sinfonia da Requiem ''Sinfonia da Requiem'', Op. 20, for orchestra is a symphony written by Benjamin Britten in 1940 at the age of 26. It was one of several works commissioned from different composers by the Japanese government to mark Emperor Jimmu's 2600th annive ...

'' (1940) *''

Matinées musicales ''Matinées musicales'' is a 1941 composition by Benjamin Britten using music composed by Gioachino Rossini in and around the 1830s. The suite is a successor to Britten's earlier suite based on Rossini, '' Soirées musicales'' (1937). History In ...

'', after Rossini (1941) *''An American Overture'' (1941) *''Prelude and Fugue for 18 Strings'' (1943) *''Four Sea Interludes'' and ''Passacaglia'' from ''

'', for orchestra (1945) *''

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra ''The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'', Op. 34, is a 1945 musical composition by Benjamin Britten with a subtitle ''Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell''. It was based on the second movement, "Rondeau", of the ''Abdelazer'' suit ...

'' (1946) *''Occasional Overture'' (1946) *''Men of Goodwill'' – variations on a Christmas carol (1947) *''

Variations on an Elizabethan Theme ''Variations on an Elizabethan Theme'' (also seen as ''Variations on Sellinger's Round'') is a set of variations for string orchestra, written collaboratively in 1952 by six English composers: Lennox Berkeley, Benjamin Britten, Arthur Oldham, ...

'', jointly composed with Lennox Berkeley, Arthur Oldham,

Humphrey Searle Humphrey Searle (26 August 1915 – 12 May 1982) was an English composer and writer on music. His music combines aspects of late Romanticism and modernist serialism, particularly reminiscent of his primary influences, Franz Liszt, Arnold Schoen ...

Michael Tippett Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. In his lifetime he was sometimes ranked with his contemporary Benjamin Britten ...

and

William Walton Sir William Turner Walton (29 March 19028 March 1983) was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera. His best-known works include ''Façade'', the cantat ...

(1953) *Symphonic Suite from ''

'' (1954) *''Suite on English Folk Tunes, A Time There Was...'' for chamber orchestra (1966/1974)

Concertante

*Rondo Concertante for piano and strings (1930) *Double Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra (1932). "Instrumentation...virtually 100% Britten" (Matthews, Erato sleeve note, 1999 –

Colin Matthews Colin Matthews, OBE (born 13 February 1946) is an English composer of contemporary classical music. Noted for his large-scale orchestral compositions, Matthews is also a prolific arranger of other composer's music, including works by Berlioz, ...

realised the orchestration). *

Piano Concerto A piano concerto is a type of concerto, a solo composition in the classical music genre which is composed for a piano player, which is typically accompanied by an orchestra or other large ensemble. Piano concertos are typically virtuoso showpiec ...

(1938; rev. 1945, the original third movement – Recitative and Aria – replaced by an Impromptu) *

Violin Concerto A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (occasionally, two or more violins) and instrumental ensemble (customarily orchestra). Such works have been written since the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up thro ...

(1939; rev. 1958) *'' Young Apollo'' for piano, string quartet and string orchestra (1939) *''

Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra ''Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra'', Op. 21, is a concertante music composition by Benjamin Britten. History Britten wrote the work for the Viennese-born pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm in World War I. Britten me ...

'' (1940; rev. 1954) *''Scottish Ballad'' for two pianos and orchestra (1941) *Clarinet Concerto (incomplete: 1st movement only, 1942/3, orch. by Colin Matthews, who later added two further movements from 1940s Britten sketches, incl. Sonata for Orchestra; resulting work, ''Movements for a Clarinet Concerto'', first published 2008) *''In memoriam Dennis Brain'' (c. 1958), unfinished sketch for four horns and orchestra. *

Cello Symphony The Symphony for Cello and Orchestra or Cello Symphony, Op. 68, was written in 1963 by the British composer Benjamin Britten. He dedicated the work to Mstislav Rostropovich, who gave the work its premiere in Moscow with the composer and the Mosco ...

(1963)

Vocal/choral orchestral

*''Quatre Chansons Françaises'' for soprano and orchestra (1928) *''Two Psalms'' for chorus and orchestra (1931) *'' Our Hunting Fathers'' for soprano or tenor and orchestra (words by

and others; 1936) *''

The Company of Heaven ''The Company of Heaven'' is a composition for soloists, speakers, choir, timpani, pipe organ, organ, and string orchestra by Benjamin Britten. The title refers to angels, the topic of the work, reflected in texts from the Bible and by poets. Th ...

'' for speakers, soloists, chorus and orchestra (1937, not performed again until 1989) *''Ballad of Heroes'', Op. 14, for tenor or soprano, chorus and orchestra (words by W. H. Auden and

Randall Swingler Randall Carline Swingler MM (28 May 1909 – 19 June 1967) was an English poet, writing extensively in the 1930s in the communist interest. Early life and education His was a prosperous upper middle class Anglican family in Aldershot, with an ...

; 1939) *''

Les Illuminations ''Illuminations'' is an incomplete suite of prose poems by the French poet Arthur Rimbaud, first published partially in ', a Paris literary review, in May–June 1886. The texts were reprinted in book form in October 1886 by Les publications de L ...

'' for soprano or tenor and strings (words by

Arthur Rimbaud Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (, ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism. Born in Charleville, he starte ...

) (1939; three further songs, not included in the cycle, also exist — another setting also called 'Phrase', and 'Aube' and 'A une raison'; they have been orchestrated by Colin Matthews; there also exists a sketch for a further Rimbaud setting) *''

Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings The ''Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings'', Op. 31, is a song cycle written in 1943 by Benjamin Britten for tenor, solo horn and a string orchestra. Composed during the Second World War at the request of the horn player Dennis Brain, it is a ...

'' (1943) *''The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard'' for

male voice choir A men's chorus or male voice choir (MVC) (German: ''Männerchor''), is a choir consisting of men who sing with either a tenor or bass voice, and whose music is typically arranged into high and low tenors (1st and 2nd tenor), and high and low bass ...

and piano (1943) *'' Saint Nicolas'' for tenor soloist, children's chorus, chorus, and orchestra (1948) *''

Spring Symphony The Spring Symphony is a choral symphony by Benjamin Britten, his Opus 44. It is dedicated to Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was premiered in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on Thursday 14 July 1949 (not 9 July which is ...

'' for soprano, contralto, and tenor soloists, mixed chorus, boys' choir and orchestra (1949) *''

Nocturne A nocturne is a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. History The term ''nocturne'' (from French '' nocturne'' 'of the night') was first applied to musical pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensembl ...

'' for tenor, seven obbligato instruments and strings (1958) *''

Cantata academica ' (Op. 62) is a 1959 choral work on a Latin text by the English composer Benjamin Britten.

'' for soloists, chorus and orchestra (1959) *''

War Requiem The ''War Requiem'', Op. 66, is a large-scale setting of the Requiem composed by Benjamin Britten mostly in 1961 and completed in January 1962. The ''War Requiem'' was performed for the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was b ...

'' for soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, chamber ensemble, boys' chorus, mixed chorus, and orchestra (1961) *''

Cantata misericordium ''Cantata misericordium'', op. 69, is a 1963 musical composition by British composer Benjamin Britten. Its single movement is based on the parable of the Good Samaritan and was composed for the centenary of the Red Cross. History and text This ...

'' for tenor and baritone soloists, small chorus, string quartet, string orchestra, piano, harp, timpani (1963) *''

Phaedra Phaedra may refer to: Mythology * Phaedra (mythology), Cretan princess, daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë, wife of Theseus Arts and entertainment * ''Phaedra'' (Alexandre Cabanel), an 1880 painting Film * ''Phaedra'' (film), a 1962 film by ...

'' for mezzo-soprano, cello, harpsichord, percussion, and string orchestra (words by

Robert Lowell Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV (; March 1, 1917 – September 12, 1977) was an American poet. He was born into a Boston Brahmin family that could trace its origins back to the ''Mayflower''. His family, past and present, were important subjects i ...

; after

Jean Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western traditio ...

s ''

Phèdre ''Phèdre'' (; originally ''Phèdre et Hippolyte'') is a French dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677 at the theatre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris. Composition and premiere With ...

''; 1975) *''Praise we great men'' for soloists, chorus and orchestra (words by

Edith Sitwell Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell (7 September 1887 – 9 December 1964) was a British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells. She reacted badly to her eccentric, unloving parents and lived much of her life with her governess ...

; 1976. Completed by Colin Matthews, 1985) *''Welcome Ode'' for young people's voices and orchestra (1976)

Vocal

* '' Beware! Three Early Songs'' for voice and piano (1) "Beware!" (words by

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include "Paul Revere's Ride", ''The Song of Hiawatha'', and ''Evangeline''. He was the first American to completely transl ...

; 1922) (2) " O that I had ne'er been Married" (words by

Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who hav ...

; 1922) (3) "Epitaph: The Clerk" (words by Herbert Asquith; 1926; rev. 1968, published 1985 * ''Tit for Tat'' for voice and piano (words by

Walter de la Mare Walter John de la Mare (; 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer, and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for a highly acclaimed selection of ...

; 1928–31; (1) "A Song of Enchantment" (2) "Autumn" (3) "Silver" (4) "Vigil" (5) "Tit for Tat"; rev. and published 1969; premiered by

John Shirley-Quirk John Stanton Shirley-Quirk CBE (28 August 19317 April 2014) was an English bass-baritone. A member of the English Opera Group during 1964–76, he gave premiere performances of several operatic and vocal works by Benjamin Britten, recording these ...

and the composer at the 1969

Aldeburgh Festival The Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts is an English arts festival devoted mainly to classical music. It takes place each June in the Aldeburgh area of Suffolk, centred on Snape Maltings Concert Hall. History of the Aldeburgh Festival Th ...

) * ''The Birds'' (Belloc; 1929, rev. 1934) *''On this Island'' for high voice and piano (1937) (words by W. H. Auden) *''Fish in the Unruffled Lakes'' (1937-1947) (words by W. H. Auden – includes songs originally intended for, but ultimate not used in, ''On this Island'') *''Cabaret Songs'' for medium voice and piano (words by W. H. Auden: "Tell Me the Truth About Love", "

Funeral Blues "Funeral Blues", or "Stop all the clocks", is a poem by W. H. Auden which first appeared in the 1936 play ''The Ascent of F6''. Auden substantially rewrote the poem several years later as a cabaret song for the singer Hedli Anderson. Both versi ...

", "Johnny", and "Calypso"; 1940) *'' Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo'' for tenor and piano, Op. 22 (1940) *''

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne ''The Holy Sonnets of John Donne'' is a song cycle composed in 1945 by Benjamin Britten for tenor or soprano voice and piano, and published as his Op. 35. It was written for himself and his life-partner, the tenor Peter Pears, and its first pe ...

'' for tenor and piano, Op. 35 (1945) *''Canticle I: My beloved is mine'' for tenor and piano (one of the ''

Canticles A canticle (from the Latin ''canticulum'', a diminutive of ''canticum'', "song") is a hymn, psalm or other Christian song of praise with lyrics usually taken from biblical or holy texts. Canticles are used in Christian liturgy. Catholic Church ...

''; 1947) *''

A Charm of Lullabies ''A Charm of Lullabies'', Op.41 is a song cycle for mezzo-soprano with piano accompaniment by Benjamin Britten. It consists of five songs composed on poems by William Blake, Robert Burns, Robert Greene, Thomas Randolph and John Phillip. It was ...

'' for mezzo-soprano and piano (1947) *''Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac'' for alto (or countertenor), tenor, and piano (one of the ''Canticles''; 1952) *'' Canticle III: Still falls the rain'' for tenor, horn and piano (words by

; one of the ''Canticles''; 1954) *'' Winter Words'' for tenor and piano, poetry by

Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Word ...

(1954) *''The Heart of the Matter'' for narrator, tenor, horn, and piano (1956) *''

Songs from the Chinese ''Songs from the Chinese'' is a song cycle for soprano or tenor and guitar composed in 1957 by Benjamin Britten (191376), and published as his Op. 58. It consists of settings of six poems translated from the original Chinese by Arthur Waley (1 ...

'' for soprano or tenor and guitar, Op. 58 (translations by

Arthur Waley Arthur David Waley (born Arthur David Schloss, 19 August 188927 June 1966) was an English orientalist and sinologist who achieved both popular and scholarly acclaim for his translations of Chinese and Japanese poetry. Among his honours were ...

; 1957) *'' Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente'' for tenor and piano, Op. 61 (1958) *''

Songs and Proverbs of William Blake ''Songs and Proverbs of William Blake'' is a song cycle composed by Benjamin Britten (191376) in 1965 for baritone voice and piano and published as his Op. 74. The published score states that the words were "selected by Peter Pears" from ''Pro ...

'' for baritone and piano, Op. 74 (1965) *''

The Poet's Echo ''The Poet's Echo'' (Russian title: ''Эхо поэта'') is a song cycle composed by Benjamin Britten (191376) in August 1965 during a holiday visit to the Soviet Union, in Dilizhan, Armenia. It consists of settings for high voice and piano ...

'' for soprano or tenor and piano, Op. 76 (words by

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

; 1965) *''

Who Are These Children? ''Who Are These Children?'' is a song cycle for tenor and piano composed in 1969 by Benjamin Britten (191376), and published as his Op. 84. It consists of settings of twelve poems by the Scottish poet William Soutar (18981943). It was written ...

'' for tenor and piano, Op. 84 (words by

William Soutar William Soutar (28 April 1898 – 15 October 1943) was a Scottish poet and diarist who wrote in English and in Braid Scots. He is known best for his epigrams. Life and works William Soutar was born on 28 April 1898 on South Inch Terrace in P ...

; 1969) *'' Canticle IV: The Journey of the Magi'' for countertenor, tenor, baritone, and piano (one of the ''Canticles''; 1971) *''Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus'' for tenor and harp (one of the ''Canticles''; 1974) *''

A Birthday Hansel ''A Birthday Hansel'', Op. 92, is a song cycle for 'high voice' and harp composed by Benjamin Britten and set to texts by Robert Burns. The last song cycle that Britten wrote, it was composed in honour of the Queen Mother's 75th birthday, at the ...

'' for high voice and harp (1975) *Eight books of ''Folksong Arrangements'' from the British Isles and France, for voice and piano, guitar and harp *'' Britten's Purcell Realizations'', many realizations of songs by

Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer. Purcell's style of Baroque music was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest E ...

for voice(s) and piano

Choral

*''A Hymn to the Virgin'' for chorus and soli (1930; revised 1934) *''Christ's Nativity'' for unaccompanied chorus (1931) *'' A Boy Was Born'' for treble voices and choir (1933; revised 1955) *Jubilate Deo in E-flat for chorus and organ (published posthumously; 1934) *''

Te Deum in C The ''Te Deum in C'' is a sacred choral composition by Benjamin Britten, a setting of the Te Deum on the English text from the Book of Common Prayer. Britten wrote it in 1934 between 11 July and 17 September, scored for treble solo, four-part ch ...

'' for treble solo, chorus, trumpet, and organ (1934) *''

Friday Afternoons ''Friday Afternoons'' is a collection of twelve song settings by Benjamin Britten, composed 1933–35 for the pupils of Clive House School, Prestatyn, Wales where his brother, Robert, was headmaster. Two of the songs, "Cuckoo" and "Old Abram Brow ...

'' for children's voices and piano (1935) *'' Advance Democracy'' for unaccompanied choir (1938) *''A.M.D.G.'' (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam), seven settings of Gerard Manley Hopkins for unaccompanied

SATB SATB is an initialism that describes the scoring of compositions for choirs, and also choirs (or consorts) of instruments. The initials are for the voice types: S for soprano, A for alto, T for tenor and B for bass. Choral music Four-part harm ...

(1939) *''

A Ceremony of Carols ''A Ceremony of Carols,'' Op. 28, is an extended choral composition for Christmas by Benjamin Britten scored for three-part treble chorus, solo voices, and harp. The text, structured in eleven movements, is taken from ''The English Galaxy of Shor ...

'' for treble voices and harp (1942); an alternative arrangement for mixed voices and harp (or piano) is popular as well *''

Hymn to St Cecilia ''Hymn to St Cecilia'', Op. 27 is a choral piece by Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), a setting of a poem by W. H. Auden written between 1940 and 1942. Auden's original title was "Three Songs for St. Cecilia's Day", and he later published the poem ...

'' for unaccompanied choir (poem by

; 1942) *''

Rejoice in the Lamb ''Rejoice in the Lamb'' ( Op. 30) is a cantata for four soloists, SATB choir and organ composed by Benjamin Britten in 1943 and uses text from the poem ''Jubilate Agno'' by Christopher Smart (1722–1771). The poem, written while Smart was in ...

'' for four soloists, choir, and organ (text by

Christopher Smart Christopher Smart (11 April 1722 – 20 May 1771) was an English poet. He was a major contributor to two popular magazines, ''The Midwife'' and ''The Student'', and a friend to influential cultural icons like Samuel Johnson and Henry Fie ...

; 1943) *''

Festival Te Deum The Festival Te Deum is the popular name for an 1872 composition by Arthur Sullivan, written to celebrate the recovery of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) from typhoid fever. The prince's father, ...

'' in E for chorus and organ (1944) *''A Wedding anthem 'Amo Ergo Sum' '' for soprano, tenor, SATB and organ (1949) *''

Five Flower Songs Benjamin Britten's ''Five Flower Songs'', Op. 47, is a set of five part songs to poems in English by four authors which mention flowers, composed for four voices (SATB) in 1950 as a gift for the 25th wedding anniversary of Leonard and Dorothy ...

'' for SATB (1950) *'' Hymn to St Peter'' for treble soloist, SATB and organ (1955) *''Antiphon'' for SATB and organ, (1955) *''

Missa Brevis Missa brevis (plural: Missae breves) is . The term usually refers to a mass composition that is short because part of the text of the Mass ordinary that is usually set to music in a full mass is left out, or because its execution time is relati ...

'' for boys' voices and organ (1959) * Jubilate Deo for chorus and organ (1961) *''

A Hymn of St Columba ''A Hymn of St Columba'' is a composition for choir and organ by Benjamin Britten, written in 1962. He set a hymn in Latin by Saint Columba, the founder of Iona Abbey, to music. It was published by Boosey & Hawkes. History Britten composed '' ...

'' for chorus and organ (1962) *'' The Golden Vanity'' for five boy soloists, treble chorus and piano (1966) *''The Building of the House'' for chorus or organ or brass and orchestra (1967) *'' Children's Crusade'' for nine boy soloists and chorus, percussion, organ and two pianos (text by

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a pl ...

, trans.

Hans Keller Hans (Heinrich) Keller (11 March 19196 November 1985) was an Austrian-born British musician and writer, who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, as well as being a commentator on such disparate fields as psychoana ...

; 1968) *'' Sacred and Profane'' for SSATB (1974–5)

Chamber/instrumental

Solo piano

*Five Waltzes, for piano (1923–25, rev. 1969) *Three Character Pieces, for piano (1930) *Twelve variations on a theme, for piano (1930) *''Holiday Diary'' for piano (1934) *''Sonatina romantica'' for piano (rejected by the composer; 1940) *''Night-Piece (Notturno)'' for piano (written for Leeds International Pianoforte Competition; 1963) *''Variations'' for piano (1965)

Two pianos

*''Two Lullabies'' for two pianos (1936) *''Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca'' for two pianos (1940) *''Mazurka elegiaca'' for two pianos (written as part of the collaborative album ''

Homage to Paderewski ''Homage to Paderewski'' is an album of piano pieces by 17 composers, published in 1942 in honour of the Polish pianist, composer and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Background ''Homage to Paderewski'' was commissioned by the music publisher B ...

''; 1941)

Organ

*''

Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria ''Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria'' is a work for solo organ composed by Benjamin Britten in 1946. It was commissioned for St Matthew's Church, Northampton and first performed on 21 September 1946, St Matthew's Day, three days after ...

'' for organ (1946)

String quartet

*String Quartet in F major (1928) *Rhapsody (1929) *Quartettino (1930) * String Quartet in D major (1931, revised 1974) *''Alla Marcia'' (1933) *Three Divertimenti, for string quartet (1933, revised 1936): March, Waltz, Burlesque * String Quartet No. 1 in D major (1941) * String Quartet No. 2 in C major (1945) * String Quartet No. 3 in G major (1975)

Violin and piano

*Suite for Violin and Piano (1935)

Viola and piano

*''Reflections'' for viola and piano (1930) *''Lachrymae'' for viola and piano, after "If my complaints could passions move" by

John Dowland John Dowland (c. 1563 – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep", " Come again", "Flow my tears", " I saw my Lady weepe", ...

; for

William Primrose William Primrose CBE (23 August 19041 May 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher. He performed with the London String Quartet from 1930 to 1935. He then joined the NBC Symphony Orchestra where he formed the Primrose Quartet. He performed in ...

; 1950) **arranged for viola and string orchestra (for

Cecil Aronowitz Cecil Aronowitz (4 March 19167 September 1978) was a British viola player, a founding member of the Melos Ensemble, a leading chamber musician and an influential teacher at the Royal College of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music. ...

; 1976) *''There is a willow grows aslant a brook'' (1932), an arrangement of the orchestral poem by Frank Bridge. The title is taken from Shakespeare, and the arrangement by Britten is dedicated to Bridge.

Violin, viola and piano

*''Two Pieces'' (1929; first performance 2003)

Solo viola

*Etude (1929) *Elegy (1930)

Cello and piano

Cello Sonata A cello sonata is usually a sonata written for solo cello with piano accompaniment. The most famous Romantic-era cello sonatas are those written by Johannes Brahms and Ludwig van Beethoven. Some of the earliest cello sonatas were written in the 1 ...

in C major (1961)

Solo cello

* Cello Suite No. 1 (1964) * Cello Suite No. 2 (1967) * Cello Suite No. 3 (1972) *Tema "Sacher" for cello solo (1976)

Oboe and piano

*''Two Insect Pieces'' for oboe and piano (1935) *''Temporal Variations'' for oboe and piano (1936)

Oboe and strings

*''

Phantasy Quartet ''Phantasy Quartet'', Op. 2, is the common name of a piece of chamber music by Benjamin Britten, a quartet for oboe and string trio composed in 1932. In the composer's catalogue, it is given as ''Phantasy'', subtitled: Quartet in one movement fo ...

'', Op. 2, for oboe, violin, viola, and cello (1932)

Solo oboe

*''

Six Metamorphoses after Ovid ''Six Metamorphoses after Ovid'' (Op. 49) is a piece of program music for solo oboe written by English composer Benjamin Britten in 1951. History The piece was inspired by Ovid's ''Metamorphoses''. It is dedicated to oboist Joy Boughton, daughte ...

'' for solo oboe (1951), with quotations from

Ovid Pūblius Ovidius Nāsō (; 20 March 43 BC – 17/18 AD), known in English as Ovid ( ), was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the th ...

's poem ''

Metamorphoses The ''Metamorphoses'' ( la, Metamorphōsēs, from grc, μεταμορφώσεις: "Transformations") is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid. It is considered his ''magnum opus''. The poem chronicles the history of the wo ...

Flute, violin and piano 4-hands

*''Gemini Variations'' for flute, violin, and piano four hands (1965)

Solo timpani

*''Timpani Piece for Jimmy'', timpani solo (1955) for

James Blades James Blades OBE (9 September 190119 May 1999) was an English percussionist. He was one of the most distinguished percussionists in Western music, with a long and varied career. His book ''Percussion Instruments and their History'' (1971) is a s ...

Three trumpets

*'' Fanfare for St Edmundsbury'', short antiphonal and polytonal piece for three trumpets (1959)

Guitar

*'' Nocturnal after John Dowland'' for guitar (1963)

Harp

*Suite for Solo Harp (1969)

Film & drama music

*''

Night Mail ''Night Mail'' is a 1936 British documentary film directed and produced by Harry Watt and Basil Wright, and produced by the General Post Office (GPO) Film Unit. The 24-minute film documents the nightly postal train operated by the London, ...

'' (1936), with words by W. H. Auden *''The Agamemnon of Aeschylus'' (1936), play by

Louis MacNeice Frederick Louis MacNeice (12 September 1907 – 3 September 1963) was an Irish poet and playwright, and a member of the Auden Group, which also included W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender and Cecil Day-Lewis. MacNeice's body of work was widely a ...

*''Out of the Picture'' (1937), play by Louis MacNeice *''The Sword In The Stone'' (1939), six-part radio drama *'' The Dark Tower'' (1946), radio play by Louis MacNeice

By opus number

* Op. 1, Sinfonietta, for five winds and five strings 1932, revised for chamber orchestra 1936 * Op. 2, ''

'', oboe quartet, 1932 * Op. 3, ''A Boy was Born'' for mixed chorus with organ ''ad lib'', 1933, revised 1955 * Op. 4, ''

'' for strings, 1934 (+ also version for string quartet) * Op. 5, ''Holiday Diary'' for piano, 1934 * Op. 6, Suite for violin and piano, 1935 * Op. 7, ''Friday Afternoons'' for children's voices and piano, 1935 * Op. 8, '' Our Hunting Fathers'' for soprano or tenor and orchestra (words by

), 1936 * Op. 9, ''

'' for orchestra (after

), 1936 * Op. 10, ''

'' for string orchestra, 1937 * Op. 11, ''On this Island'' for soprano or tenor and piano (words by W. H. Auden), 1937 * Op. 12, '' Mont Juic'', suite of Catalan dances, with

, 1937 * Op. 13,

, 1938, revised 1945 * Op. 14, ''Ballad of Heroes'' for tenor or soprano, chorus and orchestra (words by W. H. Auden and

), 1939 * Op. 15,

, 1939, revised 1958 * Op. 16, '' Young Apollo'' for piano and strings, 1939 (withdrawn, published 1982) * Op. 17, ''

'', opera (libretto by W. H. Auden), 1941, revised 1976 * Op. 18, ''

'', for soprano or tenor and strings (words by

), 1939 * Op. 19, ''Canadian Carnival'' overture, 1939 * Op. 20, ''

'', 1940 * Op. 21, ''

'', 1940, revised 1954 * Op. 22, '' Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo'' for tenor and piano, 1940 * Op. 23 ** No. 1, ''Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca'' for two pianos, 1940 ** No. 2, ''Mazurka elegiaca'' for two pianos, 1941 * Op. 24, ''

'' for orchestra (after

), 1941 * Op. 25, String Quartet No. 1, 1941 * Op. 26, ''Scottish Ballad'' for two pianos and orchestra, 1941 * Op. 27, ''Occasional Overture'', 1941; retitled ''An American Overture'' when first performed, 1983 * Op. 27, ''

'' for SSATB, 1942 (replaced ''Occasional Overture'' as Op. 27) * Op. 28, ''

'' for trebles and harp, 1942 * Op. 29, ''Prelude and Fugue'' for 18 strings, 1943 * Op. 30, ''

'' for soloists, chorus and organ, 1943 * Op. 31, ''

'', song cycle, 1943 * Op. 32, ''Festival Te Deum'' for chorus and organ, 1945 * Op. 33, ''

'', opera (libretto by

, after

), 1945 ** Op. 33a, Four Sea Interludes from ''Peter Grimes'' ** Op. 33b, Passacaglia from ''Peter Grimes'' * Op. 34, ''Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell'' (''

''), 1946 * Op. 35, ''

'' for soprano or tenor and piano, 1945 * Op. 36, String Quartet No. 2, 1945 * Op. 37, ''

'', opera (libretto by Ronald Duncan, after André Obey), 1946, revised 1947 * Op. 38, ''Occasional Overture'', 1946 (withdrawn, published 1984) * Op. 39, ''

'', opera (libretto by Eric Crozier, after

), 1947 * Op. 40, ''My beloved is mine'' (Canticle I) for soprano or tenor and piano (words by

Francis Quarles Francis Quarles (about 8 May 1592 – 8 September 1644) was an English poet most notable for his emblem book entitled ''Emblems''. Early life Francis Quarles was born in Romford, Essex, and baptised there on 8 May 1592. His family had a long hist ...

), 1947 * Op. 41, ''

'' for mezzo soprano and piano, 1947 * Op. 42, '' Saint Nicolas'' for soloists, chorus, strings, piano (4 hands), percussion and organ, 1948 * Op. 43, ''

'' after

, 1948 * Op. 44, ''

'' for soloists, mixed choir, children's choir and orchestra, 1949 * Op. 45, ''

The Little Sweep ''The Little Sweep'', Op. 45, is an opera for children in three scenes by the English composer Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by Eric Crozier. ''Let's Make an Opera!'' ''The Little Sweep'' is the second part of a stage production entitled ' ...

'', opera (libretto by Eric Crozier), 1949 * Op. 46, A Wedding anthem ''Amo Ergo Sum'' for soprano, tenor, SATB and organ (words by

), 1949 * Op. 47, ''Five Flower Songs'' for SATB, 1950 * Op. 48, ''Lachrymae'' for viola and piano, 1950 ** Op. 48a, ''Lachrymae'' for viola and strings, 1976 * Op. 49, ''

'' for oboe, 1951 * Op. 50, ''

'', opera (libretto by

and Eric Crozier, after

), 1951, revised 1960 * Op. 51, ''Abraham and Isaac'' (Canticle II) for alto, tenor and piano (Chester miracle play), 1952 * Op. 52, '' Winter Words'' for soprano or tenor and piano (words by

), 1953 * Op. 53, ''

'', opera (libretto by William Plomer, after

), 1953 ** Op. 53a, Symphonic Suite "Gloriana" for tenor or oboe and orchestra, 1954 * Op. 54, ''

'', opera (libretto by Myfanwy Piper, after

), 1954 * Op. 55, '' Still Falls the Rain'' (Canticle III) for tenor, horn and piano (words

), 1954 * Op. 56a, '' Hymn to St Peter'' for treble, SATB and organ, 1955 * Op. 56b, ''Antiphon'' for SATB and organ, 1955 * Op. 57, ''

'', ballet, 1956 ** Op. 57a, ''Pas de six'' from ''The Prince of the Pagodas'' * Op. 58, ''

'' for soprano or tenor and guitar, 1957 * Op. 59, ''

'', opera (Chester mystery play), 1957 * Op. 60, ''Nocturne'' for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments and string orchestra, song cycle, 1958 * Op. 61, '' Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente'' for voice and piano, 1958 * Op. 62, ''

Cantata academica ' (Op. 62) is a 1959 choral work on a Latin text by the English composer Benjamin Britten.

'', 1959 * Op. 63, ''Missa brevis'' for boys' voices and organ, 1959 * Op. 64, ''

'', opera (libretto by Benjamin Britten and

, after William Shakespeare), 1960 * Op. 65, Sonata for cello and piano, 1961 * Op. 66, ''

'', 1961 * Op. 67, ''Psalm CL'' for children's chorus and instruments, 1962 * Op. 68, ''

'', 1963 * Op. 69, ''

'', 1963 * Op. 70, ''Nocturnal after John Dowland'' for guitar, 1963 * Op. 71, ''

'', church parable (libretto by William Plomer, after

), 1964 * Op. 72, Cello Suite No. 1, 1964 * Op. 73, ''Gemini Variations'' for flute, violin and piano four hands, 1965 * Op. 74, ''

'' for baritone and piano, 1965 * Op. 75, ''Voices for Today'' for boys' voices, chorus and organ ''ad lib'', 1965 * Op. 76, ''

'' for soprano or tenor and piano (words by

), 1965 * Op. 77, ''

'', church parable (libretto by William Plomer, after the

), 1966 * Op. 78, '' The Golden Vanity'' for boys' voices and piano (words by

Colin Graham Colin Graham OBE (22 September 1931 in Hove, England – 6 April 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri) was a stage director of opera, theatre, and television. Graham was educated at Northaw School (Hertfordshire), Stowe School and RADA. Early in his ...

), 1966 * Op. 79, ''The Building of the House'' overture, for chorus or organ or brass and orchestra, 1967 * Op. 80, Cello Suite No. 2, 1967 * Op. 81, '' The Prodigal Son'', church parable (libretto by William Plomer, after the

), 1968 * Op. 82, ''Children's Crusade'' (words

/Hans Keller), 1968 * Op. 83, Suite for Harp, 1969 * Op. 84, ''

'' for tenor and piano (words by

), 1969 * Op. 85, ''

'', opera (libretto by Myfanwy Piper, based on Henry James), 1970 * Op. 86, ''The Journey of the Magi'' (Canticle IV) for countertenor, tenor, baritone and piano (words by T. S. Eliot), 1971 * Op. 87, Cello Suite No. 3, 1971 * Op. 88, ''

'', opera (libretto by Myfanwy Piper, based on

), 1973 * Op. 89, ''The Death of Saint Narcissus'' (Canticle V) for tenor and harp (words by T. S. Eliot), 1974 * Op. 90, ''A Suite on English Folk Tunes "A Time There Was"'' for chamber orchestra, 1974 * Op. 91, '' Sacred and Profane'' for five voices (SSATB), 1975 * Op. 92, ''

'' for high voice and harp (words by

), 1975 * Op. 93, ''

'', cantata (words by Robert Lowell, after

), 1975 * Op. 94, String Quartet No. 3, 1975 * Op. 95, ''Welcome Ode'' for young people's voices and orchestra, 1976

Notes

References

Sources

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