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Britten

American  
[brit-n] / ˈbrɪt n /

noun

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


Britten British  
/ ˈbrɪtən /

noun

  1. ( 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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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

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

From BBC Sep. 20, 2024

The Süddeutsche Zeitung of Munich wrote of her performance in Benjamin Britten’s “The War Requiem” that “What Britten expects of a woman’s voice can only be achieved by a singer of Margaret Tynes’s caliber.”

From New York Times Apr. 5, 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

When Britten questioned Jan, would Jan deny having been with Mary at all, in order to protect her?

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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