Britten

20th Century

Name

Benjamin Britten

Nationality

Name

Benjamin Britten

Works

2 Pieces for 2 Pianos, op. 23

2 Portraits, for viola and orchestra

3 Divertimenti for String Quartet

3 Two-Part Songs, for boys' or female chorus

4 Chansons Françaises, for voice and orchestra

4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, op. 33a

5 Flower Songs, op. 47

5 Waltzes, for piano

6 Choral Dances from Gloriana, for a cappella chorus, op. 53

6 Choral Dances from Gloriana, for chorus, op. 53

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22

8 Sacred and Profane Medieval Lyrics, for SSATB chorus, op. 91

A Birthday Hansel, for tenor and harp, op. 92

A Boy Was Born, choral variations, op. 3

A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28

A Charm of Lullabies, for voice and piano, op. 41

A Divine Hymn

A Hymn to the Virgin, for double chorus

A Little Idyll, for piano

A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64

A Shepherd's Carol, for chorus

A Wealden Trio: The Song of the Women, carol for female chorus

A Wedding Anthem, for soprano, tenor, chorus, and organ, op. 46

A.M.D.G.

Advance Democracy, for double chorus

Albert Herring, op. 39

Alla marcia, for string quartet

An American in England, for orchestra

An American Overture

Antiphon, for chorus and organ, op. 56b

Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus and orchestra, op. 14

Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, for male chorus and piano

Beggar's Opera

Beware! 3 early songs, for voice and piano

Billy Budd, op. 50

Britain to America, for voice and chorus

Burning Fiery Furnace, op. 77

Cabaret Songs for Hedli Anderson

Canadian Carnival, op. 19

Cantata academica, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, op. 62

Cantata misericordium, for tenor, baritone, chorus, string quartet, piano, harp, tympani, and strings, op. 69

Canticle 1: My Beloved Is Mine, for high voice and piano, op. 40

Canticle 2: Abraham and Isaac, for alto, tenor, and piano, op. 51

Canticle 3: Still Falls the Rain, for tenor, horn and piano, op. 55

Canticle 4: The Journey of the Magi, for countertenor, tenor, baritone and piano, op. 86

Canticle 5: The Death of St.Narcissus, for tenor and harp, op. 89

Cello Sonata in C major, op. 65

Cello Symphony, op. 68

Children and Sir Nameless

Children's Crusade, ballad for child voices, percussion, 2 pianos, and organ, op. 82

Chorale on an Old French Carol, for double chorus

Christ's Nativity, Christmas suite for chorus

Coal Face, film score

Corpus Christi Carol

Curlew River, op. 71

Death in Venice, op. 88

Deus in adjutorium meum, 'Psalm 70' motet for chorus

Elegy for Strings

Elegy, for solo viola

Etude, for viola

Fancie: Tell me where is fancy bred, for unison chorus and piano

Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury, for trumpets in multiples of 3

Festival Te Deum, for trumpet, chorus and organ, op. 32

Fish in the Unruffled Lakes

Gemini Variations, for flute, violin, and piano, 4 hands, op. 73

Gloriana, op. 53

Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor and orchestra, op. 53a

Hadrian's Wall, for voice and piano

Holiday Diary, op. 5

Hymn of St. Columba, for chorus and organ

Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27

Hymn to St. Peter, for trumpet, chorus and organ, op. 56a

If it's ever spring again

Johnson over Jordan, incidental music for soprano, flute, and orchestra

Jubilate Deo in C major, for chorus and organ

Jubilate Deo in E flat major

King Arthur, suite

King Herod and the Cock, for unison chorus and piano

Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of Dowland, for viola and string orchestra, op. 48a

Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of Dowland, op. 48a

Les Illuminations, op. 18

Little Sweep, op. 45

Love from a Stranger, film score for orchestra

Matinées musicales, op. 24, "Rossini Suite no. 2"

May, for unison chorus and piano

Men Behind the Meters, film score

Men of Goodwill, variations on a carol

Miniature Suite for String Quartet

Missa Brevis, for boys' chorus and organ in D major, op. 63

Negroes/God's Chillun, film score

Night covers up the rigid land

Night Mail, film score

Night Piece, for piano

Nocturne, op. 60

Now sleeps the crimson petal, for tenor, horn and strings

Noye's Fludde, op. 59

Occasional Overture in C major, op. 38

On the Frontier, for choir and ensemble

On this Island, op. 11

Our Hunting Fathers, for high voice and orchestra, op. 8

Owen Wingrave, op. 85

Passacaglia, op. 33b

Paul Bunyan, op. 17

Peace of Britain

Peter Grimes, op. 33

Phaedra, dramatic cantata for mezzo-soprano, string orchestra, percussion, and harpsichord, op. 93

Phantasy Quartet in F minor, for oboe and string trio, op. 2

Piano Concerto in D major, op. 13

Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria, for organ

Prelude and Fugue, for 18 strings, op. 29

Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57

Prodigal Son, op. 81

Psalm 150, for children's chorus and instruments, op. 67

Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus, 6 Songs for voice and piano

Quartettino for String Quartet

Rape of Lucretia, op. 37

Reflection, for viola and piano

Rejoice in the Lamb, festival cantata for trumpet, ATB soloists, chorus, and organ, op. 30

Reveille, for violin and piano

Russian Funeral, for brass and percussion

Saint Nicholas, cantata for tenor, choruses, and large ensemble, op. 42

Scottish Ballad, for 2 pianos and orchestra, op. 26

Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, op. 31

Simple Symphony, op. 4

Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20

Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, op. 1

Soirées Musicales, op. 9, "Rossini Suite no. 1"

Solo Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72

Solo Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80

Solo Cello Suite no. 3, op. 87

Songs and Proverbs of William Blake

Songs from the Chinese, for high voice and guitar, op. 58

Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus, and orchestra, op. 44

String Quartet in D

String Quartet in F

String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 25

String Quartet no. 2 in C major, op. 36

String Quartet no. 3, op. 94

Suite for Violin and Piano, op. 6

Suite in C major, for harp, op. 83

Suite on English folk tunes, op. 90

Sweet was the Song, carol for female chorus

Te Deum, for trumpet, chorus and organ in C

Telegrams, film score

Tema 'Sacher,' for solo cello

Temporal Variations for Oboe and Piano

The Ascent of F6, for tenor, choir, and ensemble

The Birds

The Bitter Withy, folk song for tenor, boys' chorus and piano

The Building of the House, overture for chorus and orchestra, op. 79

The Company of Heaven

The Golden Vanity, vaudeville for boys' voices and piano, op. 78

The Heart of the Matter, for tenor, narrator, horn, piano

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35

The King's Stamp, film score

The Oxen, carol for female chorus and piano

The Poet's Echo, for high voice and piano, op. 76

The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57a

The Sun Shines Down

The Sycamore Tree, carol

The Tocher Suite, from ballet film

The Twelve Apostles, for tenor, unison voices, and piano

The Way to the Sea, film score

The World of the Spirit, music for a radio program, for SATB soloists, chorus and orchestra

Tit for Tat

To Lie Flat on the Back

Turn of the Screw, op. 54

Two Portraits, for string orchestra

Underneath the Abject Willow, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, and piano

Valse in B major, for violin and piano

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, op. 10

Variations on an Elizabethan Theme: Variation 4, for orchestra

Variations on an Elizabethanian Theme, for voice and orchestra

Venite exultemus Domino

Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15

War Requiem, for STB soloists, boys' voices, chorus, chamber orchestra, orchestra, and organ, op. 66

Welcome Ode, for young people's chorus and orchestra, op. 95

What's in Your Mind?

When You’re Feeling Like Expressing Your Affection

Who are these Children?, for tenor and piano, op. 84

Wild with passion, song for high voice and piano

Winter Words, for tenor and piano, op. 52

Young Apollo, for piano, string quartet, and strings, op. 16

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34