Benjamin Britten English composer

Benjamin Britten is a 63 years old English composer from Lowestoft, England. Benjamin Britten was born on November 22, 1913 (died on December 04, 1976, he was 63 years old) in Lowestoft, England as Edward Benjamin Britten.

Benjamin Britten

About

His real name:
Birth name of Benjamin Britten is Edward Benjamin Britten
Is Benjamin Britten still alive?

No, he died on 12/04/1976, 48 years ago. He was 63 years old when he died. Cause of death: heart failure. He died in Aldeburgh and buried in St Peter and St Paul's Church, Aldeburgh .

Family

His mother is Edith Rhoda Hockey and his father is Robert Victor Britten. When Benjamin born she was 39 years old. () and Robert Victor Britten was 36 years old when Benjamin born.

Parents

Edith Rhoda Hockey
Mother: Edith Rhoda Hockey
Robert Victor Britten
Father: Robert Victor Britten

Works

Benjamin Britten Albums (452)

There are 452 albums of Benjamin Britten.

His last album Britten: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3, Simple Symphony released 3 years 2 months ago. When Britten: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3, Simple Symphony released, he was 107 years old. This album contains 13 tracks

His first album Britten: St.Nicolas, Op.42 released 69 years ago, he was 41 years old when this album released. There were 9 songs in this album.

Britten: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3, Simple Symphony
Britten: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3, Simple Symphony
Britten: Complete Music with Guitar & Voice
Britten: Complete Music with Guitar & Voice
French Music for Two Pianos; Poulenc; Debussy; Satie
French Music for Two Pianos; Poulenc; Debussy; Satie
Britten: Complete Folk Songs for Voice and Piano
Britten: Complete Folk Songs for Voice and Piano

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Popular Benjamin Britten Songs

  1. Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra (Last Night of the Proms, released 17 years ago)
  2. Simple Symphony, Op.4: "playful Pizzicato" From Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; Simple Symphony, etc., released 55 years ago)
  3. Songs From "friday Afternoons", Op.7: Songs From Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: "cuckoo!" (Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; A Boy was Born; Psalm 150, released 31 years ago)
  4. Night Piece (Britten: Chamber & Instrumental Works, released 11 years ago)
  5. Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: Cuckoo! (Britten: A Ceremony of Carols / Friday Afternoons, released 29 years ago)
  6. The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Op.34 (The Beginners Guide to 20th Century Classical Music, released 11 years ago)
  7. Songs From "friday Afternoons", Op.7: Songs From Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: "old Abram Brown" (Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; A Boy was Born; Psalm 150, released 31 years ago)
  8. Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op.70: V. March-like (100 Best Guitar Classics, released 16 years ago)
  9. Britten: The Turn Of The Screw, Op. 54, Act 1 Scene 4: The Tower, "how Beautiful It Is" (Britten: The Turn of the Screw, released 22 years ago)
  10. A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 2: "on The Ground, Sleep Sound" (Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, released 57 years ago)

Benjamin Britten Movies (16)

There are 16 movies of Benjamin Britten.

His first feature film was Fanny and Alexander (1983). He was 69 when he starred in this movie. Since 1983, he has appeared in 16 feature films. The last one is The Rape of Lucretia (2013). .

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Benjamin Britten movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Awards (4)

Awarded Wihuri Sibelius Prize in 1964 , awarded Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal in 1963 , awarded Léonie Sonning Music Prize in 1967 , awarded Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 1973 ,

Education

He graduated from Royal College Of Music

What was Benjamin's zodiac sign?

Benjamin Britten zodiac sign was sagittarius.

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