Benjamin Britten : Work List

• Orchestra
  •  Double Concerto for Violin and Viola (1932) - 25 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Viola, Violin

    Orchestration   2(II=pic).222/2200/timp.perc(sus cym,cym)/str

    Arranger / Editor   Colin Matthews

  •  King Arthur (1937) - 25 minute(s)

    Orchestration   3(pic).2.2(2Clarinet in A)+Ebcl.2(cbn)/4331/timp.2perc/hp/str(14.12.10.8.6)

    Arranger / Editor   Paul Hindmarsh

  •  Love from a Stranger (1936) - 8 minute(s)

    Orchestration   2(pic).2.2.asx.2/0211/timp.perc/hp/str

  •  Portrait No 1 (David Layton) for String Orchestra (1930) - 9 minute(s)

    Orchestration   str

  •  Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (1933) - 18 minute(s)

    Orchestration   str
    (string quartet)

• Soloist(s) and Orchestra
  •  Portrait No 2 (E.B.B) for String Orchestra (1930) - 6 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Viola

    Orchestration   str

  •  Two Portraits for String Orchestra (1930) - 15 minute(s)

    Orchestration   Viola:str

• Soloist(s) and Large Ensemble (7 or more players)
  •  Night Mail (1936) - 5 minute(s)

    Orchestration   Speaker: 1101/0100/perc/hp/str(1.0.1.1.1)

• Works for 2-6 Players
  •  Simple Symphony for string quartet 18 minute(s)

    Orchestration   str 4tet
    (string orchestra)

• Chorus a cappella / Chorus plus 1 instrument
  •  A Boy was Born (Theme) (1933) - 2 minute(s)

    Chorus   SATB

  •  A Boy was Born, Op. 3 (1933) - 30 minute(s)

    Chorus   trebles, SATB

    Orchestration   [organ]

  •  Corpus Christi Carol (from Variation 5, A Boy was Born) (1961) - 2 minute(s)

    Orchestration   Voice (high or low) and Piano
    (Unison Voices; org[pf])

  •  Jubilate Deo in C (1961) - 2 minute(s)

    Chorus   SATB

    Orchestration   org

    Arranger / Editor   David Willcocks

  •  A Shepherd's Carol (1944) - 4 minute(s)

    Chorus   SATB

  •  Te Deum in C (1934) - 8 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Treble

    Chorus   SATB

    Orchestration   org

  •  Three Two-part Songs (1932) - 5 minute(s)

    Chorus   Boys or Womens Chorus

    Orchestration   pf

  •  Venite exultemus Domino (1961) - 3 minute(s)

    Chorus   SATB

    Orchestration   org

• Chorus and Orchestra/Ensemble
  •  Te Deum in C (1934) - 8 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Treble

    Chorus   SATB

    Orchestration   hp[pf]/str

  •  Two Psalms (1931) - 16 minute(s)

    Orchestration   SATB: 2(IIpicc), 2(IIca), 2(IIbcl), 2/ 4.2 in C.3. bass tuba/timp, perc (cymbs, sd, tamburo militaire)/str

  •  The World of the Spirit (1938) - 42 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Alto, Baritone, Soprano, Tenor

    Chorus   SATB

    Orchestration   2(2pic)222/4231/timp.perc/hp.org/str(14.12.10.8.6)

• Solo Voice(s) and up to 6 players
  •  The Ride-By-Nights (from Three Two-part Songs) 1 minute(s)

    Orchestration   2-part boys' or women's voices/pf

  •  The Ship of Rio (from Three two-part Songs) 1 minute(s)

    Orchestration   Medium Voice:pf