The Composer Benjamin Britten

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The Composer Benjamin Britten (The life of Benjamin Britten

On November 22 , 1913 , the feast day of Saint Cecilia the patron saint of Music , was born a child who showed a great interest and talent in music . Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft in Suffolk Though his father was a dentist , he had great interest in music , and his mother also was an amateur singer , and so it could be said that Britten inherited his interest in music from his parents . Even as a child , he could compose

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Benjamin Britten was educated at Gresham 's School . In 1927 , Britten started his private training with Frank Bridge , an eminent English composer . He also studied under John Ireland at the Royal College of Music and under Ralph Vaughan Williams . After his graduation Britten was very clear about his future . He was determined to be a composer and composed music for a number of plays . His first notable compositions were the Sinfonietta and A Boy was Born , and from there his fame grew , and he was Benjamin Britten 2 popular . In 1936 , Benjamin met tenor Peter Pears , which set off a great relationship . Peter Pears was his inspiration , and they eventually became partners . Peter Pears had a great influence on his life and his music , and to him , Britten had composed a number of songs . Peter had a great influence on Britten , both in his personal life as well as his professional life . He was among the greatest English composers of the 20th century . Though some critics found Benjamin 's social and sexual relationships not appropriate of a young English musician , his perfect technique and his knack of treating the traditional musical forms with originality and freshness compensated the charges . He was excused from army service and was allowed to practice his composition work provided he performed as a pianist at concerts at wartime sponsored by the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts

Over the years , he had also started writing for operas . As an opera composer , Benjamin Britten gained worldwide reputation . It is indeed interesting to note that he was the first musician to be honored with the title of Lord ' by the Queen . He also was approached for writing for special occasions . Benjamin went to America for some time but later returned to England . In 1945 , with his opera Peter Grimes , Benjamin became a celebrity . It was a great success . His successive operas like the Church Parables were also greatly appreciated . Benjamin 's best known orchestral music , popularly known as The Young Person 's Guide to the Orchestra , a tribute to the great composer Henry Purcell , is very informative . His Reflections on a Theme of Dowland is also a tribute , this time to the lutenist John Dowland , which is indeed a moving Benjamin Britten 3

performance . Benjamin Britten was an outstanding English composer popular throughout the world . In 1948 , he successfully planned the first Aldeburgh Music Festival which later became an annual event

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