Benjamin Britten

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Last updated 12:26 AM on 9/27/26
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what century did the composer work in?

20th century

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what era?

Modern

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what are important aspects of the composer’s biography?

  • 1930: studies at royal college of music in london

  • 1937: has sax-sex life partner which was a crime

  • 1946: premiere of the young person’s guide to the orchestra

  • 1976: made a life peer by queen elizabeth II


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what genres did the composer write in?

operas, orchestral, chamber

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what piece of the composer did we listen to?

Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

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what significant things do we associate with the composer?

  • most significant British composer after WWII

  • establish English opera as a viable genre

  • he created music that served both professionals and amateurs