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 …

Nov 30, 2025 · Benjamin Britten (born November 22, 1913, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England—died December 4, 1976, Aldeburgh, Suffolk) was a leading British composer of the mid-20th …

Benjamin Britten was one of the greatest British composers of the 20th century, not least because of his wide international reach.

Who was Benjamin Britten? The Suffolk-born pianist, composer and conductor wrote music from boyhood and achieved global success, but never strayed from his East Anglian roots.

Feb 16, 2025 · Edward Benjamin Britten, born on November 22, 1913, in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, was one of the foremost British composers of the 20th century. The youngest of four …

From about 1935 until the beginning of World War II, Britten did a great deal of composing for the GPO Film Unit, for BBC Radio, and for small, usually left-wing, theater groups in London.

Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, Order of Merit (OM), Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) (November 22, 1913 Lowestoft, Suffolk – December 4, 1976 Aldeburgh, Suffolk) was a …

Britten was an unusually prolific and versatile composer. Operas, solo vocal and choral works, orchestral and chamber pieces, and incidental music for film and theater flowed from a rich …

Benjamin Britten : the British composer’s youth and education Who was Benjamin Britten? Born in 1913, Edward Benjamin Britten, later known as Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, is widely regarded …

Britten’s career as a composer was matched by his outstanding ability as a performer: he was a refined accompanist, especially in his partnership with Pears, and a fluent and authoritative …