Britten

American

[brit-n] / ˈbrɪt n /

noun

(Edward) Benjamin, 1913–76, English composer and pianist.

Britten British

/ ˈbrɪtən /

noun

( Edward ) Benjamin , Baron Britten. 1913–76, English composer, pianist, and conductor. His works include the operas Peter Grimes (1945) and Billy Budd (1951), the choral works Hymn to St Cecilia (1942) and A War Requiem (1962), and numerous orchestral pieces

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The project is being supported by a Creative Health Residency by Britten Pears Arts in Suffolk.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

Britten was later created a life peer, the first musician or composer to be elevated to the peerage.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

He, Dawes said, “fits in the same category as Benjamin Britten and Henry Purcell as one of the best setters of text from any composer in England.”

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

In my writing, I looked at some iconic works — by Monteverdi, Schumann, Britten and Ravel — exploring them in the light of concerns about gender identity, colonialism and death.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2023

But Britten was jotting something on a pad, his face pale and hard in the yellow glare of the suspended electric bulb.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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