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Britten
[ brit-n ]
noun
- (Edward) Benjamin, 1913–76, English composer and pianist.
Britten
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- BrittenEdward) Benjamin19131976MEnglishMUSIC: composerMUSIC: pianistMUSIC: conductor ( 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 project is being supported by a Creative Health Residency by Britten Pears Arts in Suffolk.
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem incorporated the words of the World War One poet Wilfred Owen - whose poetry had also faded from popular consciousness - to a new generation.
In preparing the new mixes, the record label also discovered recordings of the original rehearsals, where Britten himself conducted the choir.
“Antarctic Symphony” opens with Salina Fisher’s “Rainphase,” which takes inspiration from clouds and rainfall, and Benjamin Britten’s “Four Sea Interludes,” which portrays the sea’s changing moods.
Opera production of Benjamin Britten’s “Noah’s Flood” at Our Lady of the Angels downtown.
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