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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

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

In doing so, they discovered recordings of rehearsals, as Britten himself conducted the soloists, three choirs, ensemble and orchestra.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023

Bigger did not answer; he decided to talk only to Britten and Mr. Dalton.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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