Benjamin Britten

SATB Unaccompanied These settings of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins, the Jesuit poet, were written while Britten was resident in America. The title is a shorthand form of a pious inscription, Ad Major...

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of English vocal music with Benjamin Britten’s celebrated Five Flower Songs, Op. 47. This masterful cycle for four-part mixed choir (SATB) a cappella stands am...

Britten's 'A Ceremony of Carols' is one of the most popular choral pieces for Christmas time. This collection of 13 Christmas Carols was originally composed for treble voices in three parts. Arranged...

With "Advance Democracy," Benjamin Britten created a powerful, deeply moving choral work that impressively expresses his pacifist convictions and unwavering belief in freedom and democracy. Setting th...

The Ceremony of Carols is one of Britten's best-known and most-performed works. It is a brilliantly conceived and dramatic concert work which sees the voices process to their places singing unaccompan...

The impressive "Festival Te Deum op. 32" is a radiant highlight of 20th-century sacred choral music. Masterfully blending powerful choral writing with a rich, virtuoso organ accompaniment, this festiv...

This work had a long gestation as Britten had problems finding a suitable text. Auden was eventually asked and produced the poem in 1940. Britten's setting was immediately recognised as a major additi...

It is regarded by many as his masterpiece in the non-operatic sphere: Britten's War Requiem, premiered in 1962 to celebrate the opening of the new cathedral at Coventry, built to replace the one destr...

The words of the Cantata Rejoice in the Lamb are taken from a long poem of the same name. The writer was Christopher Smart, an eighteenth century poet, deeply religious, but of a strange and unbalance...

Britten's much-loved Christmas choral classic is now available for performance in French for the first time. Maurice Budry translated the majority of the work, with Britten’s approval, and it was broa...

Benjamin Britten's cantata "Saint Nicolas op. 42" is a colorful and dramatic work from 1948. It was composed for the centenary celebrations of Lancing College and impressively sets the life and legend...

Experience a masterpiece of sacred choral music with 'Antiphon Op. 56b', published by the renowned Boosey & Hawkes. This impressive composition for mixed choir (SATB) and organ captivates with its ton...

It is regarded by many as his masterpiece in the non-operatic sphere: Britten's War Requiem, premiered in 1962 to celebrate the opening of the new cathedral at Coventry, built to replace the one destr...

Bring festive brilliance and uplifting choral sound to your next performance! With "Jubilate Deo In C Major", published by the renowned Hal Leonard, you can present a captivating work full of joy, ene...

Bring the pure joy of music-making to your children's choir with "Friday Afternoons op. 7"! This delightful collection of 12 children's songs with piano accompaniment is an absolute highlight of the r...

Discover an absolute masterpiece of oboe literature: Benjamin Britten's 'Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49', published by the renowned Boosey & Hawkes. This captivating solo work brings Ovid's anci...

The edition is part of the ABRSM syllabus (grade 6).

Benjamin Britten's Sacred and Profane consists of eight settings for unaccompanied mixed voices of lyrics from RT Davis' collection of Medieval English lyrics, composed early in 1975 for Peter Pears a...

With »The Golden Vanity«, Benjamin Britten created a thrilling, dramatic vaudeville for boys' voices and piano that captivates singers and audiences alike. Based on the spirited folk ballad of a brave...

Discover "The Birds", an enchanting composition for medium voice and piano, published by the prestigious Boosey & Hawkes. This expressive work captivates with its poetic depth and the artful interplay...

Immerse yourself in Benjamin Britten’s captivating masterpiece 'Les Illuminations', Op. 18. Setting the visionary and evocative poetry of French symbolist Arthur Rimbaud, this celebrated song cycle un...

Most of the distinctive Purcell realisations by Benjamin Britten, vocal parts edited by Peter Pears, have been out of print for some years. This new edition collects 45 pieces for medium/low voice. In...

Benjamin Britten’s captivating cantata 'Saint Nicolas, Op. 42' stands as one of the most powerful and moving choral-orchestral masterpieces of the 20th century. With dramatic brilliance and deeply tou...

With the evocative 'Cantata Misericordium op. 69', choirs and ensembles will discover a profoundly moving masterpiece filled with emotional depth and spiritual expressiveness. The work combines compel...

Britten's Nocturnal After John Dowland Op. 70 is a fantastically varied and intricate piece for Solo Guitar, which has been edited here by Julian Bream. This piece will present an enjoyable challenge...