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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 company's founder Shane Britten compares the app to anti-virus software that operates unnoticed in the background.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

Those accusations were far from the minds of the choristers who reunited on Thursday, who said they remembered "the emotions, the excitement and the fun" of recording with Britten.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024

In preparing the new mixes, the record label also discovered recordings of the original rehearsals, where Britten himself conducted the choir.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024

Then, on Thursday, Paavo Järvi led a more strongly conceived program that framed the Britten with Veljo Tormis’s Overture No. 2 and Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

Bigger saw Britten pull from his coat pocket the packet of pamphlets and hold them under Jan’s eyes.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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