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Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

222 songs
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1980
Album
Jan 1980
Cabaret Songs

4 tracks

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Album
Jan 1980
Cabaret Songs

4 tracks

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1976
Album
Jan 1976
8 Folk Song Arrangements

8 tracks

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Album
Jan 1976
8 Folk Song Arrangements

8 tracks

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1971
Single
May 1971
Black Day
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Single
May 1971
Black Day
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1971
Album
May 1971
Who Are These Children?, Op. 84

12 tracks

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Album
May 1971
Who Are These Children?, Op. 84

12 tracks

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1965
Album
Dec 1965
The Poet’s Echo, Op. 76

3 tracks

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Album
Dec 1965
The Poet’s Echo, Op. 76

3 tracks

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1965
Single
Jun 1965
A Poison Tree
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Single
Jun 1965
A Poison Tree
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1965
Album
May 1965
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74

14 tracks

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Album
May 1965
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74

14 tracks

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1962
Album
May 1962
War Requiem

6 tracks

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Album
May 1962
War Requiem

6 tracks

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1961
Single
Jul 1961
Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 65
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Single
Jul 1961
Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 65
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1961
Single
Jan 1961
Corpus Christi Carol
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Single
Jan 1961
Corpus Christi Carol
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1958
Album
Oct 1958
Six Hölderlin Fragments, Op. 61

6 tracks

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Album
Oct 1958
Six Hölderlin Fragments, Op. 61

6 tracks

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1958
Album
Oct 1958
Nocturne, Op. 60

3 tracks

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Album
Oct 1958
Nocturne, Op. 60

3 tracks

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1957
Album
Jan 1957
Songs From the Chinese, Op. 58

6 tracks

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Album
Jan 1957
Songs From the Chinese, Op. 58

6 tracks

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1954
Album
Sep 1954
The Turn of the Screw

3 tracks

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Album
Sep 1954
The Turn of the Screw

3 tracks

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1951
Single
Dec 1951
Billy Budd, king of the birds!
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Single
Dec 1951
Billy Budd, king of the birds!
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1951
Album
Nov 1951
Billy Budd, Op. 50

2 tracks

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Album
Nov 1951
Billy Budd, Op. 50

2 tracks

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1950
Album
Jul 1950
Five Flower Songs, Op. 47

5 tracks

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Album
Jul 1950
Five Flower Songs, Op. 47

5 tracks

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1949
Album
Jul 1949
Spring Symphony, Op. 44

4 tracks

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Album
Jul 1949
Spring Symphony, Op. 44

4 tracks

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1948
Album
Jan 1948
A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41

5 tracks

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Album
Jan 1948
A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41

5 tracks

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1947
Album
Jan 1947
Folksong Arrangements Vol. 3

3 tracks

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Album
Jan 1947
Folksong Arrangements Vol. 3

3 tracks

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1945
Album
Nov 1945
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 36

9 tracks

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Album
Nov 1945
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 36

9 tracks

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1945
Single
Jun 1945
Embroidery Aria
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Single
Jun 1945
Embroidery Aria
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1945
Album
Jun 1945
Peter Grimes

3 tracks

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Album
Jun 1945
Peter Grimes

3 tracks

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1943
Single
Oct 1943
Epilogue
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Single
Oct 1943
Epilogue
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1943
Album
Oct 1943
Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31

8 tracks

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Album
Oct 1943
Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31

8 tracks

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1943
Album
Jan 1943
Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30

8 tracks

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Album
Jan 1943
Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30

8 tracks

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1942
Single
Jan 1942
Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra, Op. 21
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Single
Jan 1942
Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra, Op. 21
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1942
Album
Jan 1942
A Ceremony of Carols

12 tracks

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Album
Jan 1942
A Ceremony of Carols

12 tracks

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1940
Single
Jan 1940
Being Beauteous
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Single
Jan 1940
Being Beauteous
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1940
Album
Jan 1940
Les Illuminations, Op. 18

10 tracks

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Album
Jan 1940
Les Illuminations, Op. 18

10 tracks

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1939
Album
Jan 1939
Ballad of Heroes, Op. 14

4 tracks

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Album
Jan 1939
Ballad of Heroes, Op. 14

4 tracks

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1936
Album
Sep 1936
Our Hunting Fathers

4 tracks

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Album
Sep 1936
Our Hunting Fathers

4 tracks

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1935
Album
Jan 1935
Friday Afternoons, Op. 7

12 tracks

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Album
Jan 1935
Friday Afternoons, Op. 7

12 tracks

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Top Songs

#1
Dies irae
#2
Epilog
#3
Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn
#4
Depression
#5
Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 65
#6
Billy Budd, king of the birds!
#7
Эхо
#8
Angel

About Benjamin Britten

Discography

Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74
14 tracks · 1965
Who Are These Children?, Op. 84
12 tracks · 1971
A Ceremony of Carols
12 tracks · 1942
Friday Afternoons, Op. 7
12 tracks · 1935
Les Illuminations, Op. 18
10 tracks · 1940
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 36
9 tracks · 1945
8 Folk Song Arrangements
8 tracks · 1976
Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31
8 tracks · 1943
Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30
8 tracks · 1943
War Requiem
6 tracks · 1962
Six Hölderlin Fragments, Op. 61
6 tracks · 1958
Songs From the Chinese, Op. 58
6 tracks · 1957
Five Flower Songs, Op. 47
5 tracks · 1950
A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41
5 tracks · 1948
Cabaret Songs
4 tracks · 1980
Spring Symphony, Op. 44
4 tracks · 1949
Ballad of Heroes, Op. 14
4 tracks · 1939
Our Hunting Fathers
4 tracks · 1936
The Poet’s Echo, Op. 76
3 tracks · 1965
Nocturne, Op. 60
3 tracks · 1958
The Turn of the Screw
3 tracks · 1954
Folksong Arrangements Vol. 3
3 tracks · 1947
Peter Grimes
3 tracks · 1945
Billy Budd, Op. 50
2 tracks · 1951

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Popular lyrics by Benjamin Britten

Dies irae

Chorus: Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla: Teste David cum Sibylla Quantus tremor est futurus Quando Judex est venturus Cuncta …

Epilog

To you we speak, you numberless Englishmen To remind you of the greatness still among you Created by these men who go from your towns To fig…

Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn

My sy'n fachgen ifanc ffôl Yn caru'n ôl fy ffansi Myfi'n bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn Ac arall yn ei fedi Pam na ddeui ar fy ôl Rhyw ddydd ar ôl …

Depression

Turned to jade are the boy’s rosy cheeks; To his sick temples the frost of winter clings Do not wonder that my body sinks to decay; Though m…

Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 65

[Instrumental]

Billy Budd, king of the birds!

Billy Budd, king of the birds! Billy Budd, king of the world! Up among the sea-hawks Up against the storm Looking down on the deck Looking d…

Эхо

Ревёт ли зверь в лесу глухом Трубит ли рог, гремит ли гром Поёт ли дева за холмом - На всякий звук Свой отклик в воздухе пустом Родишь ты вд…

Angel

(Russian) В дверях Эдема ангел нежный Главой поникшею сиял А демон мрачный и мятежный Над адской бездною летал Дух отрицанья, дух сомненья Н…

Calypso

Driver drive faster and make a good run Down the Springfield Line under the shining sun Fly like an aeroplane, don’t pull up short Till you …

As dew in Aprille

I syng of a mayden Þat is makeles Kyng of alle kynges To here sone che ches He came also stylle Þer his moder was As dew in aprylle Þat fall…

Discography at a glance

222

Songs on Lyrks

24

Albums

68

Singles

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Benjamin Britten is a music artist with 222 songs on Lyrks.

Popular tracks by Benjamin Britten include Dies irae, Epilog, Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn, Depression, Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 65. Browse full lyrics on Lyrks.

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