Sir Benjamin Britten

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Composer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:English_Opera
Vocal music
20th-century classical music
Chamber_music
Aldeburgh,_Suffolk
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society_Gold_Medal
Order of Merit
gptkbp:born November 22, 1913
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Peter_Pears
gptkbp:died December 4, 1976
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_College_of_Music
gptkb:Gresham's_School
gptkbp:founded Aldeburgh Festival
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Benjamin Britten
gptkbp:influenced Contemporary classical music
Opera composition
British_music
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_Purcell
gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
Béla Bartók
gptkbp:knownFor Choral music
Opera
Orchestral music
Song cycles
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Britten-Pears_Foundation
gptkb:Britten_Sinfonia
Britten's_music_is_performed_worldwide.
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Rape_of_Lucretia
gptkb:Peter_Grimes
gptkb:Billy_Budd
gptkb:The_Turn_of_the_Screw
gptkb:Curlew_River
gptkb:Noye's_Fludde
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
War Requiem
The Beggar's Opera
The Prodigal Son
The Little Sweep