Composer

Benjamin Britten

1913–1976 · British

81 catalogued orchestral works — 79 with instrumentation confirmed against a source, 2 still marked TBD. We publish TBD rather than a guess.

YearWorkInstrumentationDur.
1928Quatre chansons françaisesConfirmed15'
1931Plymouth Town (ballet for small orchestra)Confirmed25'
1932Sinfonietta, op. 1Confirmed15'
1932Sinfonietta, op. 1 (version for small orchestra)Confirmed15'
1934Simple Symphony, op. 4Confirmed17'
1936Irish Reel (for orchestra)Confirmed3'
1936Irish Reel (for wind band)Confirmed4'
1936Our Hunting Fathers, op. 8Confirmed27'
1936Russian Funeral (for brass and percussion)Confirmed6'
1936Soirées musicales, op. 9 (Suite of Five Movements from Rossini)Confirmed11'
1936Temporal Variations (for oboe and string orchestra)Confirmed15'
1937Mont Juic, op. 12 (Suite of Catalan Dances, with Lennox Berkeley)Confirmed12'
1937The Company of Heaven (cantata) · chorusConfirmed45'
1937Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10Confirmed25'
1938Piano Concerto, op. 13 (original 1938 version)Confirmed34'
1938Piano Concerto, op. 13 (revised 1945 version)Confirmed33'
1939Ballad of Heroes, op. 14 · chorusConfirmed15'
1939Canadian Carnival (Kermesse Canadienne), op. 19Confirmed14'
1939Johnson over Jordan (complete incidental music)Confirmed35'
1939Johnson over Jordan: SuiteConfirmed18'
1939Les Illuminations, op. 18Confirmed21'
1939The Spider and the FlyTBD4'
1939The Sword in the Stone: Concert SuiteConfirmed10'
1939Violin Concerto, op. 15Confirmed31'
1939Young Apollo, op. 16Confirmed10'
1940Diversions on a Theme, op. 21Confirmed23'
1940Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20Confirmed20'
1941Fourteen Folk Songs (arranged for voice and orchestra)TBD16'
1941Matinées musicales, op. 24 (Second Suite of Five Movements from Rossini)Confirmed13'
1941Overture: Paul Bunyan (for orchestra)Confirmed5'
1941Overture: Paul Bunyan (for symphonic wind band)Confirmed7'
1941Paul Bunyan, op. 17 (operetta in two acts) · opera · chorusConfirmed114'
1941Scottish Ballad, op. 26Confirmed13'
1942Movement for Clarinet and OrchestraConfirmed6'
1942Movements for a Clarinet Concerto (devised and orchestrated by Colin Matthews)Confirmed17'
1943Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (rejected movement from the Serenade, op. 31)Confirmed5'
1943Prelude and Fugue for 18-part String Orchestra, op. 29Confirmed9'
1943Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31Confirmed24'
1945Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, op. 33aConfirmed17'
1945Passacaglia from Peter Grimes, op. 33bConfirmed7'
1945Peter Grimes, op. 33 (complete opera) · opera · chorusConfirmed147'
1946Occasional Overture in C, op. 38Confirmed8'
1946The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37 (complete opera, revised 1947) · operaConfirmed107'
1946The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34Confirmed17'
1947A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41 (orch. Colin Matthews)Confirmed12'
1947Albert Herring, op. 39 (complete comic opera) · operaConfirmed137'
1947Men of Goodwill (variations on “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”)Confirmed8'
1948Lachrymae, op. 48a (reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola and strings)Confirmed15'
1948Saint Nicolas, op. 42 · chorusConfirmed50'
1948The Beggar's Opera, op. 43 (John Gay, realised by Britten) · opera · chorusConfirmed108'
1949Spring Symphony, op. 44 · chorusConfirmed45'
1949The Little Sweep, op. 45 (the opera from Let's Make an Opera) · opera · chorusConfirmed45'
1953Gloriana, op. 53 (complete opera, revised 1966) · opera · chorusConfirmed148'
1953Gloriana: Courtly DancesConfirmed10'
1953Gloriana: Symphonic Suite, op. 53aConfirmed26'
1954The Turn of the Screw, op. 54 (complete opera) · operaConfirmed101'
1956The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57 (complete ballet)Confirmed119'
1956The Prince of the Pagodas: Pas de Six, op. 57aConfirmed12'
1956The Prince of the Pagodas: Prelude and Dances, op. 57b (selected by Norman Del Mar)Confirmed27'
1957Noye's Fludde, op. 59 (the Chester miracle play) · opera · chorusConfirmed50'
1957The Prince of the Pagodas: Suite (compiled Cooke & Mitchell)Confirmed47'
1958Nocturne, op. 60Confirmed25'
1959Cantata academica, carmen basiliense, op. 62 · chorusConfirmed22'
1960A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64 (complete opera) · opera · chorusConfirmed144'
1960Billy Budd, op. 50 (complete opera, revised two-act version) · opera · chorusConfirmed158'
1962War Requiem, op. 66 · chorusConfirmed85'
1963Cantata misericordium, op. 69 · chorusConfirmed20'
1963Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68Confirmed34'
1964Curlew River, op. 71 (first parable for church performance) · opera · chorusConfirmed71'
1966The Burning Fiery Furnace, op. 77 (second parable for church performance) · opera · chorusConfirmed64'
1967The Building of the House, op. 79 (overture, orchestral version)Confirmed6'
1967The Building of the House, op. 79 (overture, symphonic wind band)Confirmed6'
1968The Prodigal Son, op. 81 (third parable for church performance) · opera · chorusConfirmed72'
1969Children's Crusade, op. 82 (ballad for children's voices) · chorusConfirmed19'
1971Owen Wingrave, op. 85 (complete opera) · operaConfirmed106'
1973Death in Venice, op. 88 (complete opera) · opera · chorusConfirmed145'
1973Suite from Death in Venice, op. 88aConfirmed27'
1974Suite on English Folk Tunes, op. 90 “A Time There Was…”Confirmed14'
1975Phaedra, op. 93 (dramatic cantata)Confirmed15'
1976Praise We Great Men (completed Colin Matthews) · chorusConfirmed7'
1976Welcome Ode, op. 95 · chorusConfirmed8'

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