BRITTEN, BENJAMIN

Britten, Benjamin: translation

(22 November 1913, Lowestoft, England – 4 December 1976, Aldeburgh)

Composer, conductor, and pianist famous especially foroperas, Britten wrote some 20 choral and solo vocal works on sacred themes, the best known of which are thecantataA Ceremony ofCarols(1942), aMissa Brevisin D for boys’ choir (1959), and theWar Requiem(1962).