Benjamin Britten

About the artist

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.

Top songs

1. Valse in B Major
2. A Hymn to the Virgin
3. Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
4. Frolicsome Finale
5. This little Babe
6. Night Piece (Notturno) (1963)
7. War Requiem Op.66;I. Requiem Aeternam
8. Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato
9. Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: Cuckoo!
10. The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra: Variations And Fugue On A Theme Of Henry Purcell, Op. 34: Theme

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