Benjamin Britten

Works by Benjamin Britten in the Open Opus catalog

By genre, from Open Opus’s own classification on this composer’s work records: 6 Keyboard · 38 Orchestral · 29 Chamber · 93 Vocal · 18 Stage.

• 2 Pieces for 2 Pianos, op. 23Keyboard
• 2 Portraits, for viola and orchestraOrchestral
• 3 Divertimenti for String QuartetChamber
• 3 Two-Part Songs, for boys' or female chorusVocal
• 4 Chansons Françaises, for voice and orchestraVocal
• 4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, op. 33aOrchestral
• 5 Flower Songs, op. 47Vocal
• 5 Waltzes, for pianoKeyboard
• 6 Choral Dances from Gloriana, for a cappella chorus, op. 53Vocal
• 6 Choral Dances from Gloriana, for chorus, op. 53Vocal
• 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22 — Song cycleVocal
• 8 Sacred and Profane Medieval Lyrics, for SSATB chorus, op. 91Vocal
• A Birthday Hansel, for tenor and harp, op. 92 — Song cycleVocal
• A Boy Was Born, choral variations, op. 3Vocal
• A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28Vocal
• A Charm of Lullabies, for voice and piano, op. 41Vocal
• A Divine HymnVocal
• A Hymn to the Virgin, for double chorusVocal
• A Little Idyll, for pianoKeyboard
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64 — OperaStage
• A Shepherd's Carol, for chorusVocal
• A Wealden Trio: The Song of the Women, carol for female chorusVocal
• A Wedding Anthem, for soprano, tenor, chorus, and organ, op. 46Vocal
• A.M.D.G.Vocal
• Advance Democracy, for double chorusVocal
• Albert Herring, op. 39Stage
• Alla marcia, for string quartetChamber
• An American in England, for orchestraOrchestral
• An American OvertureOrchestral
• Antiphon, for chorus and organ, op. 56bVocal
• Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus and orchestra, op. 14Vocal
• Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, for male chorus and pianoVocal
• Beggar's OperaStage
• Beware! 3 early songs, for voice and pianoVocal
• Billy Budd, op. 50 — OperaStage
• Britain to America, for voice and chorusVocal
• Burning Fiery Furnace, op. 77Stage
• Cabaret Songs for Hedli AndersonVocal
• Canadian Carnival, op. 19Orchestral
• Cantata academica, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, op. 62Vocal
• Cantata misericordium, for tenor, baritone, chorus, string quartet, piano, harp, tympani, and strings, op. 69Vocal
• Canticle 1: My Beloved Is Mine, for high voice and piano, op. 40Vocal
• Canticle 2: Abraham and Isaac, for alto, tenor, and piano, op. 51Vocal
• Canticle 3: Still Falls the Rain, for tenor, horn and piano, op. 55Vocal
• Canticle 4: The Journey of the Magi, for countertenor, tenor, baritone and piano, op. 86Vocal
• Canticle 5: The Death of St.Narcissus, for tenor and harp, op. 89Vocal
• Cello Sonata in C major, op. 65Chamber
• Cello Symphony, op. 68Orchestral
• Children and Sir Nameless — SongVocal
• Children's Crusade, ballad for child voices, percussion, 2 pianos, and organ, op. 82Vocal
• Chorale on an Old French Carol, for double chorusVocal
• Christ's Nativity, Christmas suite for chorusVocal
• Coal Face, film scoreOrchestral
• Corpus Christi Carol — SongVocal
• Curlew River, op. 71Stage
• Death in Venice, op. 88 — OperaStage
• Deus in adjutorium meum, 'Psalm 70' motet for chorusVocal
• Elegy for StringsOrchestral
• Elegy, for solo violaChamber
• Etude, for violaChamber
• Fancie: Tell me where is fancy bred, for unison chorus and pianoVocal
• Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury, for trumpets in multiples of 3Chamber
• Festival Te Deum, for trumpet, chorus and organ, op. 32Vocal
• Fish in the Unruffled Lakes — SongVocal
• Gemini Variations, for flute, violin, and piano, 4 hands, op. 73Chamber
• Gloriana, op. 53 — OperaStage
• Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor and orchestra, op. 53aOrchestral
• Hadrian's Wall, for voice and pianoVocal
• Holiday Diary, op. 5Keyboard
• Hymn of St. Columba, for chorus and organVocal
• Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27Vocal
• Hymn to St. Peter, for trumpet, chorus and organ, op. 56aVocal
• If it's ever spring again — SongVocal
• Johnson over Jordan, incidental music for soprano, flute, and orchestraStage
• Jubilate Deo in C major, for chorus and organVocal
• Jubilate Deo in E flat majorVocal
• King Arthur, suiteOrchestral
• King Herod and the Cock, for unison chorus and pianoVocal
• Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of Dowland, for viola and string orchestra, op. 48aOrchestral
• Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of Dowland, op. 48aChamber
• Les Illuminations, op. 18Vocal
• Little Sweep, op. 45Stage
• Love from a Stranger, film score for orchestraOrchestral
• Matinées musicales, op. 24, "Rossini Suite no. 2"Orchestral
• May, for unison chorus and pianoVocal
• Men Behind the Meters, film scoreOrchestral
• Men of Goodwill, variations on a carolOrchestral
• Miniature Suite for String QuartetChamber
• Missa Brevis, for boys' chorus and organ in D major, op. 63Vocal
• Negroes/God's Chillun, film scoreOrchestral
• Night covers up the rigid land — SongVocal
• Night Mail, film scoreOrchestral
• Night Piece, for pianoKeyboard
• Nocturne, op. 60 — Song cycleVocal
• Now sleeps the crimson petal, for tenor, horn and strings — SongVocal
• Noye's Fludde, op. 59Stage
• Occasional Overture in C major, op. 38Orchestral
• On the Frontier, for choir and ensembleVocal
• On this Island, op. 11 — Song cycleVocal
• Our Hunting Fathers, for high voice and orchestra, op. 8 — Song cycleVocal
• Owen Wingrave, op. 85 — OperaStage
• Passacaglia, op. 33bOrchestral
• Paul Bunyan, op. 17Stage
• Peace of BritainOrchestral
• Peter Grimes, op. 33 — OperaStage
• Phaedra, dramatic cantata for mezzo-soprano, string orchestra, percussion, and harpsichord, op. 93Vocal
• Phantasy Quartet in F minor, for oboe and string trio, op. 2Chamber
• Piano Concerto in D major, op. 13Orchestral
• Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria, for organKeyboard
• Prelude and Fugue, for 18 strings, op. 29Chamber
• Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57 — BalletStage
• Prodigal Son, op. 81Stage
• Psalm 150, for children's chorus and instruments, op. 67Vocal
• Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus, 6 Songs for voice and pianoVocal
• Quartettino for String QuartetChamber
• Rape of Lucretia, op. 37Stage
• Reflection, for viola and pianoChamber
• Rejoice in the Lamb, festival cantata for trumpet, ATB soloists, chorus, and organ, op. 30Vocal
• Reveille, for violin and pianoChamber
• Russian Funeral, for brass and percussionChamber
• Saint Nicholas, cantata for tenor, choruses, and large ensemble, op. 42Vocal
• Scottish Ballad, for 2 pianos and orchestra, op. 26Orchestral
• Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, op. 31 — Song cycleVocal
• Simple Symphony, op. 4Orchestral
• Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20Orchestral
• Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, op. 1Orchestral
• Soirées Musicales, op. 9, "Rossini Suite no. 1"Orchestral
• Solo Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72Chamber
• Solo Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80Chamber
• Solo Cello Suite no. 3, op. 87Chamber
• Songs and Proverbs of William Blake — Song cycleVocal
• Songs from the Chinese, for high voice and guitar, op. 58 — Song cycleVocal
• Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus, and orchestra, op. 44Orchestral
• String Quartet in DChamber
• String Quartet in FChamber
• String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 25Chamber
• String Quartet no. 2 in C major, op. 36Chamber
• String Quartet no. 3, op. 94Chamber
• Suite for Violin and Piano, op. 6Chamber
• Suite in C major, for harp, op. 83Chamber
• Suite on English folk tunes, op. 90Orchestral
• Sweet was the Song, carol for female chorusVocal
• Te Deum, for trumpet, chorus and organ in CVocal
• Telegrams, film scoreOrchestral
• Tema 'Sacher,' for solo celloChamber
• Temporal Variations for Oboe and PianoChamber
• The Ascent of F6, for tenor, choir, and ensembleVocal
• The Birds — SongVocal
• The Bitter Withy, folk song for tenor, boys' chorus and pianoVocal
• The Building of the House, overture for chorus and orchestra, op. 79Vocal
• The Company of HeavenVocal
• The Golden Vanity, vaudeville for boys' voices and piano, op. 78Vocal
• The Heart of the Matter, for tenor, narrator, horn, piano — Song cycleVocal
• The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35 — Song cycleVocal
• The King's Stamp, film scoreOrchestral
• The Oxen, carol for female chorus and pianoVocal
• The Poet's Echo, for high voice and piano, op. 76 — Song cycleVocal
• The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57a — Suite from the balletOrchestral
• The Sun Shines Down — SongVocal
• The Sycamore Tree, carolVocal
• The Tocher Suite, from ballet filmOrchestral
• The Twelve Apostles, for tenor, unison voices, and pianoVocal
• The Way to the Sea, film scoreOrchestral
• The World of the Spirit, music for a radio program, for SATB soloists, chorus and orchestraVocal
• Tit for Tat — Song cycleVocal
• To Lie Flat on the Back — SongVocal
• Turn of the Screw, op. 54Stage
• Two Portraits, for string orchestraOrchestral
• Underneath the Abject Willow, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, and pianoVocal
• Valse in B major, for violin and pianoChamber
• Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, op. 10Orchestral
• Variations on an Elizabethan Theme: Variation 4, for orchestraOrchestral
• Variations on an Elizabethanian Theme, for voice and orchestraVocal
• Venite exultemus DominoVocal
• Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15Orchestral
• War Requiem, for STB soloists, boys' voices, chorus, chamber orchestra, orchestra, and organ, op. 66Vocal
• Welcome Ode, for young people's chorus and orchestra, op. 95Vocal
• What's in Your Mind? — SongVocal
• When You’re Feeling Like Expressing Your Affection — SongVocal
• Who are these Children?, for tenor and piano, op. 84 — Song cycleVocal
• Wild with passion, song for high voice and pianoVocal
• Winter Words, for tenor and piano, op. 52 — Song cycleVocal
• Young Apollo, for piano, string quartet, and strings, op. 16Chamber
• Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34 — Variations and fugue on a theme by Purcell, for speaker and orchestraOrchestral