Benjamin Britten

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gptkb:The_English_National_Opera
gptkb:The_Aldeburgh_Festival
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20th-century classical music
English music
gptkbp:award gptkb:CBE
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_Merit
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Order_of_Merit
gptkbp:awarded_to the Gramophone Award.
gptkbp:awards gptkb:CBE
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Order_of_Merit
gptkbp:birth_date 1913-11-22
November 22, 1913
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Lowestoft,_England
gptkbp:born November 22, 1913
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Lowestoft
Lowestoft, England.
gptkbp:child gptkb:Matthew_Britten
gptkbp:children gptkb:none
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:E._M._Forster
gptkb:W._H._Auden
gptkb:Peter_Pears
gptkb:Mervyn_Peake
gptkbp:composed_by gptkb:A_Ceremony_of_Carols
gptkb:Four_Sea_Interludes
gptkb:Symphony_for_Cello_and_Orchestra
gptkb:The_Rape_of_Lucretia
gptkb:Peter_Grimes
gptkb:The_Dream_of_the_Rood
gptkb:Hymn_to_St._Cecilia
gptkb:Rejoice_in_the_Lamb
gptkb:St._Nicolas
gptkb:The_Last_Supper
gptkb:The_Prodigal_Son
gptkb:Nocturne_(song_cycle)
gptkb:Billy_Budd
gptkb:The_Tempest
gptkb:Death_in_Venice
gptkb:The_Ballad_of_Baby_Doe
gptkb:The_Turn_of_the_Screw
gptkb:Curlew_River
gptkb:Variations_on_a_Theme_of_Frank_Bridge
gptkb:Phaedra
gptkb:The_Lark_Ascending
gptkb:Noye's_Fludde
gptkb:The_Beggar's_Opera
gptkb:War_Requiem
gptkb:Simple_Symphony
gptkb:Sinfonia_da_Requiem
gptkb:The_Ballad_of_Little_Musgrave_and_Lady_Barnard
gptkb:The_Company_of_Heaven
gptkb:The_Golden_Vanity
gptkb:The_Holy_Sonnets_of_John_Donne
gptkb:The_Nocturne_(song_cycle)
gptkb:The_String_Quartet_No._3
gptkb:The_War_Requiem
gptkb:The_Young_Person's_Guide_to_the_Orchestra
gptkb:The_Tempest_(opera)
gptkb:Symphony_No._1
gptkb:Symphony_No._2
gptkb:Symphony_No._3
gptkb:The_Cuckoo
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._2
gptkb:The_Dream_of_Gerontius
gptkb:The_Little_Sweep
gptkb:The_Burning_Fiery_Furnace
gptkb:Concerto_for_Orchestra
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
gptkb:The_Cunning_Little_Vixen
gptkb:Nocturne
gptkb:The_Christmas_Story
The Turn of the Screw (opera)
The Piano Sonata
The Poet's Echo
The Ballad of Baby Doe (opera)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (orchestral work)
The Ballad of the Green Berets (arrangement)
The Golden Vanity (opera)
The Lark Ascending (arrangement)
The Little Sweep (opera)
The Prodigal Son (opera)
The Rape of Lucretia (opera)
The Turn of the Screw (musical)
The War Requiem (orchestral work)
Simple Symphony (orchestral work)
Sinfonia da Requiem (orchestral work)
String Quartet No. 2 (chamber music)
The Company of Heaven (cantata)
The War Requiem (oratorio)
Violin Concerto (concertante work)
' Paul Bunyan'.
' The Rake's Progress'.
gptkbp:contemporary Derek Jarman.
gptkbp:created gptkb:Britten's_Young_Person's_Guide_to_the_Orchestra
gptkb:The_Rape_of_Lucretia
gptkb:Britten's_Nocturne
gptkb:Peter_Grimes
gptkb:Britten's_War_Requiem
gptkb:The_Prodigal_Son
gptkb:Billy_Budd
gptkb:Death_in_Venice
gptkb:The_Turn_of_the_Screw
gptkb:Curlew_River
gptkb:Noye's_Fludde
gptkb:Britten's_The_Prodigal_Son
gptkb:The_Little_Sweep
gptkb:Britten's_Curlew_River
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
gptkb:Owen_Wingrave
The Beggar's Opera (arrangement)
gptkbp:death_date 1976-12-04
December 4, 1976
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Aldeburgh,_England
gptkbp:died December 4, 1976
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Aldeburgh,_England
Aldeburgh, England.
gptkbp:explores_themes human experience and emotion.
gptkbp:field gptkb:opera
gptkb:conductor
gptkb:music_education
classical music
gptkbp:founded gptkb:festival
gptkb:Britten-Pears_Foundation
gptkbp:founder gptkb:festival
gptkbp:genre gptkb:chamber_music
gptkb:Artist
gptkb:opera
classical music
20th-century classical music
gptkbp:has_award gptkb:CBE
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_Merit
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cambridge
gptkbp:has_friend Peter Pears.
gptkbp:has_genre gptkb:chamber_music
gptkb:opera
gptkb:orchestral_music
Vocal Music
Song Cycle
gptkbp:has_impact_on 20th-century music.
gptkbp:has_influence_on gptkb:choir
Songwriting
British Music
Film Music
Modern Classical Music
20th Century Music
Contemporary Opera
Theater Music
composers like Mark-Anthony Turnage
composers like Thomas Adès
composers like Harrison Birtwistle
composers like Judith Weir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin Britten
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Derek_Jarman
gptkb:Toru_Takemitsu
gptkb:Benjamin_Godard
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Peter_Pears
gptkb:Thomas_Adès
gptkb:George_Benjamin
gptkb:David_Matthews
gptkb:choir
gptkb:Michael_Tippett
songwriters
20th-century classical music
British classical music
contemporary classical music
modern opera
British music
British composers
opera composers
choral music composers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Stravinsky
gptkb:Béla_Bartók
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkb:Wagner
gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkb:Henry_Purcell
gptkb:Bach
gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
gptkb:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Richard_Wagner
English folk music
Benjamin Britten's own experiences
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:musical_theatre
future composers
opera composers
symphonic composers
many contemporary composers.
gptkbp:is_a_member_of the English Opera Group.
gptkbp:is_associated_with the British classical music scene.
gptkbp:is_married_to gptkb:Peter_Pears
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with the English music revival.
gptkbp:is_often_referenced_in musicology.
gptkbp:is_remembered_for his operas and orchestral works.
musical innovations.
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:Royal_College_of_Music
music courses.
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:chamber_music
gptkb:The_Rape_of_Lucretia
gptkb:Peter_Grimes
gptkb:The_Prodigal_Son
gptkb:Billy_Budd
gptkb:Death_in_Venice
gptkb:The_Turn_of_the_Screw
gptkb:Curlew_River
gptkb:Noye's_Fludde
gptkb:War_Requiem
gptkb:opera
gptkb:orchestral_music
gptkb:The_War_Requiem
gptkb:The_Little_Sweep
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
choral works
chamber operas
song cycles
The Beggar's Opera (arrangement)
gptkbp:lives_in gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:California,_USA
gptkb:Aldeburgh,_England
gptkbp:music_by Auden's poems.
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_figures the music world.
gptkbp:notable_influence gptkb:Mark_Elder
gptkb:Richard_Jones
gptkb:Derek_Jarman
gptkb:Peter_Maxwell_Davies
gptkb:David_Pountney
gptkb:Julian_Anderson
gptkb:Thomas_Adès
gptkb:George_Benjamin
gptkb:Harrison_Birtwistle
gptkb:Tansy_Davies
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Rape_of_Lucretia
gptkb:Peter_Grimes
gptkb:The_Prodigal_Son
gptkb:Billy_Budd
gptkb:Death_in_Venice
gptkb:The_Turn_of_the_Screw
gptkb:Curlew_River
gptkb:The_Beggar's_Opera
gptkb:War_Requiem
gptkb:The_Little_Sweep
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
gptkb:Owen_Wingrave
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Peter_Grimes
gptkb:The_Turn_of_the_Screw
gptkb:War_Requiem
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:piano
gptkb:Composer
gptkb:conductor
gptkb:office
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Lowestoft
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Aldeburgh
gptkbp:premiered_on his first opera in 1945.
gptkbp:received the Order of Merit.
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Aldeburgh
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:St._Peter's_Church,_Aldeburgh
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Peter_Pears
gptkbp:style Classical
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Royal_College_of_Music
gptkb:Gresham's_School
the Royal College of Music.
gptkbp:was_influenced_by World War II.
the works of Gustav Mahler.
gptkbp:was_known_for his pacifism
his innovative orchestration
dramatic compositions.
his LGBT identity
his contributions to children's music
his operatic compositions.
his use of folk music
humanitarian themes.
gptkbp:website brittenpears.org
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:CBE
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_Merit
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cambridge
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Symphony_for_Cello_and_Orchestra
gptkb:The_Rape_of_Lucretia
gptkb:The_Prodigal_Son
gptkb:Billy_Budd
gptkb:Curlew_River
gptkb:Variations_on_a_Theme_of_Frank_Bridge
gptkb:Phaedra
gptkb:Noye's_Fludde
gptkb:The_Beggar's_Opera
gptkb:War_Requiem
gptkb:Simple_Symphony
gptkb:Sinfonia_da_Requiem
gptkb:The_Golden_Vanity
gptkb:The_Young_Person's_Guide_to_the_Orchestra
gptkb:The_Tempest_(opera)
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._2
gptkb:The_Little_Sweep
gptkb:Concerto_for_Orchestra
gptkb:Nocturne
gptkb:The_Midsummer_Marriage
The Turn of the Screw (opera)
The Little Sweep (opera)
The Prodigal Son (opera)
The Rape of Lucretia (opera)
Death in Venice (opera)
The Beggar's Opera (adaptation)
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gptkb:Erik_Satie
gptkb:Jacqueline_du_Pré
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gptkb:Dvorak's_Cello_Concerto
gptkb:Oedipus_Rex
gptkb:Symphony_No._3
gptkb:The_Caretaker
gptkb:Concerto_for_Orchestra
gptkb:The_Magic_Flute
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gptkb:Elgar's_Cello_Concerto
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gptkb:Georges_Bizet
gptkb:The_Cunning_Little_Vixen
gptkb:Brahms:_Cello_Sonatas
gptkb:Symphony_No._13
gptkb:Symphony_No._17
gptkb:Symphony_No._21
gptkb:Symphony_No._25
gptkb:Symphony_No._29
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