Benjamin Britten ( 1913

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Benjamin Britten ( 1913 1976 )

• Benjamin Britten , noted English composer,
  pianist and conductor, has won international fame
  for writing works that range from arrangements of
  folk songs for voice and piano to operas .

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• He has born in the county of Suffolk, in 1913 .
  Benjamins father was a dentist, and a music
  lover, his mother played the piano and sang.
  Benjamin began to play the piano and composed
  his first musical piece when he was five. After
  leaving school he entered the Royal College of
  Music where he studied for three years .

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• At 19 Benjamin began to work as a musician for a
  small film company writing music for films and
  later for radio plays , as well as childrens
  songs . When the Second World War broke out,
  Britten gave concerts for the British army, never
  giving up composing music .

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• His greatest achievement, however, was creating
  operas, among the most popular are Peter Grimes
  performed in many countries. Its an exiting
  story about a poor fisherman who is falsly
  accused and driven out of his native village ,
  and the childrens opera Noyes Fludde. Britten
  is famous for using childrens voices both in
  religious and circular music .

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• Among his best works is the sombre War Requiem
  expressing the composers hatred for war and
  death. Melodious and not difficult, Brittens
  music can be enjoyed by music lovers of all ages.
  Living in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Britten started in
  1948 the annual Aldeburgh music festival, a
  high quality classical music festival still
  held in the town every June and known for its
  relatively informal atmosphere. For his
  achievements in music Benjamin was awarded the
  Order of Merit in 1956 .

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• Benjamin Britten died in 1976, when he was only
  63 years old . But his creations are still
  popular
• now and millions of people still
• admire them .