Benjamin Britten - Revision history

LGBT-HP: Fix bare tag: MW 1.45.1 Cite requires self-closing

2026-07-10T13:05:55Z

Fix bare <references> tag: MW 1.45.1 Cite requires self-closing <references/>

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:05, 10 July 2026
Line 61:		Line 61:

	==References==		==References==
	<references>		<references/>

	[[Category:Composers]]		[[Category:Composers]]

Wessexman: South Lodge School

2025-02-19T17:20:30Z

South Lodge School

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:20, 19 February 2025
Line 7:		Line 7:
	Britten was born in [[Lowestoft]], [[Suffolk]], on 22 November 1913, the feast day of Cecilia, patron saint of music. His childhood bedroom window looked out over the sea, which from childhood became a constant source of inspiration. As an adult he commented that he needed to live near water, a desire that comes from his youthful enjoyment of living so near the coast. "As a family," he was later to say, "we were enormously interested in the fishing. We had our favourite boats and knew all their names."		Britten was born in [[Lowestoft]], [[Suffolk]], on 22 November 1913, the feast day of Cecilia, patron saint of music. His childhood bedroom window looked out over the sea, which from childhood became a constant source of inspiration. As an adult he commented that he needed to live near water, a desire that comes from his youthful enjoyment of living so near the coast. "As a family," he was later to say, "we were enormously interested in the fishing. We had our favourite boats and knew all their names."

	His father Robert was a dentist. His mother Edith was an enthusiastic amateur pianist and singer and although she encouraged all of her children (Britten had three siblings) to play the piano it was Benjamin whom she regarded as specially gifted. 'Darling Beni' was Edith's favourite child <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0027v9g Composer of the week episode 1 In this first episode, between the sounds of the sea and the singing afternoons with mother in 'heaven', we listen to the first musical experiments of a little prodigy from Suffolk (accessed 19 February 2025) </ref>. He was educated in Lowestoft and at [[Gresham's School]] at [[Holt]], Norfolk. Formal music lesson began with the piano at five and the viola at the age of 10. His viola teacher Audrey Alston arranged for him to meet the composer Frank Bridge whose orchestral suite ''The Sea'' had by Britten’s own admission "knocked [him] sideways".<ref>Carpenter, pages 13–14.</ref> Bridge agreed to given tuition to Britten who had by this time already written a large volume of music. These important lessons, however, influenced the way he was to view his output and trained him to become more critical of his work. Between the ages of five and 18 he composed well over 750 individual pieces, including songs, chamber music and full scale orchestral works. He kept everything and on occasion revised it. The earliest of these pieces is his ''Simple Symphony'' of 1934, which is based on piano music composed between the ages of nine and 12. He returned to his juvenilia throughout his life, re-examining it, sometimes with a view toward publication. The ''String Quartet in D major'' of 1931 is the last of these revised scores, and Britten worked on it only two years before his death.		His father Robert was a dentist. His mother Edith was an enthusiastic amateur pianist and singer and although she encouraged all of her children (Britten had three siblings) to play the piano it was Benjamin whom she regarded as specially gifted. 'Darling Beni' was Edith's favourite child <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0027v9g Composer of the week episode 1 In this first episode, between the sounds of the sea and the singing afternoons with mother in 'heaven', we listen to the first musical experiments of a little prodigy from Suffolk (accessed 19 February 2025) </ref>. He was educated in Lowestoft at South Lodge School and at [[Gresham's School]] at [[Holt]], Norfolk. Formal music lesson began with the piano at five and the viola at the age of 10. His viola teacher Audrey Alston arranged for him to meet the composer Frank Bridge whose orchestral suite ''The Sea'' had by Britten’s own admission "knocked [him] sideways".<ref>Carpenter, pages 13–14.</ref> Bridge agreed to given tuition to Britten who had by this time already written a large volume of music. These important lessons, however, influenced the way he was to view his output and trained him to become more critical of his work. Between the ages of five and 18 he composed well over 750 individual pieces, including songs, chamber music and full scale orchestral works. He kept everything and on occasion revised it. The earliest of these pieces is his ''Simple Symphony'' of 1934, which is based on piano music composed between the ages of nine and 12. He returned to his juvenilia throughout his life, re-examining it, sometimes with a view toward publication. The ''String Quartet in D major'' of 1931 is the last of these revised scores, and Britten worked on it only two years before his death.

	Britten entered the Royal College of Music, having won an open scholarship in 1930, where his teachers included [[John Ireland]] and [[Arthur Benjamin]] and it was here that he produced his Opus 1, the ''Sinfonietta'' for small orchestra. This was dedicated to Bridge but a more stated acknowledgement of his gratitude appeared later with his work for string orchestra, the ''Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge'', premiered by the Boyd Neel Orchestra in the Netherlands in 1937. On graduation Britten supported himself by writing music for theatre, radio and film, working with people such as poet [[W H Auden]] who produced the texts for GPO (General Post Office) film documentaries such as ''Coal Face'' (1935) and ''Night Mail'' (1936).		Britten entered the Royal College of Music, having won an open scholarship in 1930, where his teachers included [[John Ireland]] and [[Arthur Benjamin]] and it was here that he produced his Opus 1, the ''Sinfonietta'' for small orchestra. This was dedicated to Bridge but a more stated acknowledgement of his gratitude appeared later with his work for string orchestra, the ''Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge'', premiered by the Boyd Neel Orchestra in the Netherlands in 1937. On graduation Britten supported himself by writing music for theatre, radio and film, working with people such as poet [[W H Auden]] who produced the texts for GPO (General Post Office) film documentaries such as ''Coal Face'' (1935) and ''Night Mail'' (1936).

Wessexman: Father was a dentist.

2025-02-19T17:14:57Z

Father was a dentist.

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:14, 19 February 2025
Line 7:		Line 7:
	Britten was born in [[Lowestoft]], [[Suffolk]], on 22 November 1913, the feast day of Cecilia, patron saint of music. His childhood bedroom window looked out over the sea, which from childhood became a constant source of inspiration. As an adult he commented that he needed to live near water, a desire that comes from his youthful enjoyment of living so near the coast. "As a family," he was later to say, "we were enormously interested in the fishing. We had our favourite boats and knew all their names."		Britten was born in [[Lowestoft]], [[Suffolk]], on 22 November 1913, the feast day of Cecilia, patron saint of music. His childhood bedroom window looked out over the sea, which from childhood became a constant source of inspiration. As an adult he commented that he needed to live near water, a desire that comes from his youthful enjoyment of living so near the coast. "As a family," he was later to say, "we were enormously interested in the fishing. We had our favourite boats and knew all their names."

	His mother Edith was an enthusiastic amateur pianist and singer and although she encouraged all of her children (Britten had three siblings) to play the piano it was Benjamin whom she regarded as specially gifted. He was educated in Lowestoft and at [[Gresham's School]] at [[Holt]], Norfolk. Formal music lesson began with the piano at five and the viola at the age of 10. His viola teacher Audrey Alston arranged for him to meet the composer Frank Bridge whose orchestral suite ''The Sea'' had by Britten’s own admission "knocked [him] sideways".<ref>Carpenter, pages 13–14.</ref> Bridge agreed to given tuition to Britten who had by this time already written a large volume of music. These important lessons, however, influenced the way he was to view his output and trained him to become more critical of his work. Between the ages of five and 18 he composed well over 750 individual pieces, including songs, chamber music and full scale orchestral works. He kept everything and on occasion revised it. The earliest of these pieces is his ''Simple Symphony'' of 1934, which is based on piano music composed between the ages of nine and 12. He returned to his juvenilia throughout his life, re-examining it, sometimes with a view toward publication. The ''String Quartet in D major'' of 1931 is the last of these revised scores, and Britten worked on it only two years before his death.		His father Robert was a dentist. His mother Edith was an enthusiastic amateur pianist and singer and although she encouraged all of her children (Britten had three siblings) to play the piano it was Benjamin whom she regarded as specially gifted. 'Darling Beni' was Edith's favourite child <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0027v9g Composer of the week episode 1 In this first episode, between the sounds of the sea and the singing afternoons with mother in 'heaven', we listen to the first musical experiments of a little prodigy from Suffolk (accessed 19 February 2025) </ref>. He was educated in Lowestoft and at [[Gresham's School]] at [[Holt]], Norfolk. Formal music lesson began with the piano at five and the viola at the age of 10. His viola teacher Audrey Alston arranged for him to meet the composer Frank Bridge whose orchestral suite ''The Sea'' had by Britten’s own admission "knocked [him] sideways".<ref>Carpenter, pages 13–14.</ref> Bridge agreed to given tuition to Britten who had by this time already written a large volume of music. These important lessons, however, influenced the way he was to view his output and trained him to become more critical of his work. Between the ages of five and 18 he composed well over 750 individual pieces, including songs, chamber music and full scale orchestral works. He kept everything and on occasion revised it. The earliest of these pieces is his ''Simple Symphony'' of 1934, which is based on piano music composed between the ages of nine and 12. He returned to his juvenilia throughout his life, re-examining it, sometimes with a view toward publication. The ''String Quartet in D major'' of 1931 is the last of these revised scores, and Britten worked on it only two years before his death.

	Britten entered the Royal College of Music, having won an open scholarship in 1930, where his teachers included [[John Ireland]] and [[Arthur Benjamin]] and it was here that he produced his Opus 1, the ''Sinfonietta'' for small orchestra. This was dedicated to Bridge but a more stated acknowledgement of his gratitude appeared later with his work for string orchestra, the ''Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge'', premiered by the Boyd Neel Orchestra in the Netherlands in 1937. On graduation Britten supported himself by writing music for theatre, radio and film, working with people such as poet [[W H Auden]] who produced the texts for GPO (General Post Office) film documentaries such as ''Coal Face'' (1935) and ''Night Mail'' (1936).		Britten entered the Royal College of Music, having won an open scholarship in 1930, where his teachers included [[John Ireland]] and [[Arthur Benjamin]] and it was here that he produced his Opus 1, the ''Sinfonietta'' for small orchestra. This was dedicated to Bridge but a more stated acknowledgement of his gratitude appeared later with his work for string orchestra, the ''Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge'', premiered by the Boyd Neel Orchestra in the Netherlands in 1937. On graduation Britten supported himself by writing music for theatre, radio and film, working with people such as poet [[W H Auden]] who produced the texts for GPO (General Post Office) film documentaries such as ''Coal Face'' (1935) and ''Night Mail'' (1936).

Ross Burgess at 13:43, 31 January 2019

2019-01-31T13:43:01Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:43, 31 January 2019
Line 7:		Line 7:
	Britten was born in [[Lowestoft]], [[Suffolk]], on 22 November 1913, the feast day of Cecilia, patron saint of music. His childhood bedroom window looked out over the sea, which from childhood became a constant source of inspiration. As an adult he commented that he needed to live near water, a desire that comes from his youthful enjoyment of living so near the coast. "As a family," he was later to say, "we were enormously interested in the fishing. We had our favourite boats and knew all their names."		Britten was born in [[Lowestoft]], [[Suffolk]], on 22 November 1913, the feast day of Cecilia, patron saint of music. His childhood bedroom window looked out over the sea, which from childhood became a constant source of inspiration. As an adult he commented that he needed to live near water, a desire that comes from his youthful enjoyment of living so near the coast. "As a family," he was later to say, "we were enormously interested in the fishing. We had our favourite boats and knew all their names."

	His mother Edith was an enthusiastic amateur pianist and singer and although she encouraged all of her children (Britten had three siblings) to play the piano it was Benjamin whom she regarded as specially gifted. He was educated in Lowestoft and at [[Gresham's School]] at [[Holt]], Norfolk. Formal music lesson began with the piano at five and the viola at the age of 10. His viola teacher Audrey Alston arranged for him to meet the composer Frank Bridge whose orchestral suite ''The Sea'' had by Britten’s own admission "knocked [him] sideways".<ref>Carpenter, pages 13–14</ref> Bridge agreed to given tuition to Britten who had by this time already written a large volume of music. These important lessons, however, influenced the way he was to view his output and trained him to become more critical of his work. Between the ages of five and 18 he composed well over 750 individual pieces, including songs, chamber music and full scale orchestral works. He kept everything and on occasion revised it. The earliest of these pieces is his ''Simple Symphony'' of 1934, which is based on piano music composed between the ages of nine and 12. He returned to his juvenilia throughout his life, re-examining it, sometimes with a view toward publication. The ''String Quartet in D major'' of 1931 is the last of these revised scores, and Britten worked on it only two years before his death.		His mother Edith was an enthusiastic amateur pianist and singer and although she encouraged all of her children (Britten had three siblings) to play the piano it was Benjamin whom she regarded as specially gifted. He was educated in Lowestoft and at [[Gresham's School]] at [[Holt]], Norfolk. Formal music lesson began with the piano at five and the viola at the age of 10. His viola teacher Audrey Alston arranged for him to meet the composer Frank Bridge whose orchestral suite ''The Sea'' had by Britten’s own admission "knocked [him] sideways".<ref>Carpenter, pages 13–14.</ref> Bridge agreed to given tuition to Britten who had by this time already written a large volume of music. These important lessons, however, influenced the way he was to view his output and trained him to become more critical of his work. Between the ages of five and 18 he composed well over 750 individual pieces, including songs, chamber music and full scale orchestral works. He kept everything and on occasion revised it. The earliest of these pieces is his ''Simple Symphony'' of 1934, which is based on piano music composed between the ages of nine and 12. He returned to his juvenilia throughout his life, re-examining it, sometimes with a view toward publication. The ''String Quartet in D major'' of 1931 is the last of these revised scores, and Britten worked on it only two years before his death.

	Britten entered the Royal College of Music, having won an open scholarship in 1930, where his teachers included [[John Ireland]] and [[Arthur Benjamin]] and it was here that he produced his Opus 1, the ''Sinfonietta'' for small orchestra. This was dedicated to Bridge but a more stated acknowledgement of his gratitude appeared later with his work for string orchestra, the ''Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge'', premiered by the Boyd Neel Orchestra in the Netherlands in 1937. On graduation Britten supported himself by writing music for theatre, radio and film, working with people such as poet [[W H Auden]] who produced the texts for GPO (General Post Office) film documentaries such as ''Coal Face'' (1935) and ''Night Mail'' (1936).		Britten entered the Royal College of Music, having won an open scholarship in 1930, where his teachers included [[John Ireland]] and [[Arthur Benjamin]] and it was here that he produced his Opus 1, the ''Sinfonietta'' for small orchestra. This was dedicated to Bridge but a more stated acknowledgement of his gratitude appeared later with his work for string orchestra, the ''Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge'', premiered by the Boyd Neel Orchestra in the Netherlands in 1937. On graduation Britten supported himself by writing music for theatre, radio and film, working with people such as poet [[W H Auden]] who produced the texts for GPO (General Post Office) film documentaries such as ''Coal Face'' (1935) and ''Night Mail'' (1936).

	In 1936 Britten met [[Lennox Berkeley]], another old boy of Gresham's School, at the ISCM Festival in Barcelona. Berkeley fell in love with Britten, who appears to have been wary of entering a relationship, writing in his diary, "we have come to an agreement on that subject."<ref>Oliver, page 60. ~~ISBN 9780714832777. page 60~~</ref><ref>Evans, page 366.</ref> Nevertheless, the two composers shared a house for a year, living in the Old Mill at [[Snape]], Suffolk, which Britten had acquired in July 1937.<ref>Evans, page 494.</ref> They subsequently enjoyed a long friendship and artistic association, collaborating on a number of works including the suite of Catalan dances titled ''Mont Juic'', and ''Variations on an Elizabethan Theme'' (with four other composers).		In 1936 Britten met [[Lennox Berkeley]], another old boy of Gresham's School, at the ISCM Festival in Barcelona. Berkeley fell in love with Britten, who appears to have been wary of entering a relationship, writing in his diary, "we have come to an agreement on that subject."<ref>Oliver, page 60.</ref><ref>Evans, page 366.</ref> Nevertheless, the two composers shared a house for a year, living in the Old Mill at [[Snape]], Suffolk, which Britten had acquired in July 1937.<ref>Evans, page 494.</ref> They subsequently enjoyed a long friendship and artistic association, collaborating on a number of works including the suite of Catalan dances titled ''Mont Juic'', and ''Variations on an Elizabethan Theme'' (with four other composers).

	==Britten and Pears==		==Britten and Pears==

Ross Burgess: /* Bibliography */

2019-01-31T13:41:22Z

Bibliography

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:41, 31 January 2019
Line 55:		Line 55:

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	*~~John~~ Evans, ''Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938'' (Faber and Faber~~, 2010~~) ISBN 9780571274642		*Carpenter, Humphrey (1992). ''Benjamin Britten: A Biography'' (Faber and Faber). ISBN 978-0-571-14324-5.
			*Evans, John (2010). ''Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938'' (Faber and Faber). ISBN 9780571274642

	*~~Michael~~ Oliver, ''Benjamin Britten'' (Phaidon~~, 1966~~) ISBN 9780714832777.		*Oliver, Michael (1966). ''Benjamin Britten'' (Phaidon). ISBN 9780714832777.

	==References==		==References==

Ross Burgess: /* Early life */

2019-01-31T13:37:13Z

Early life

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:37, 31 January 2019
Line 7:		Line 7:
	Britten was born in [[Lowestoft]], [[Suffolk]], on 22 November 1913, the feast day of Cecilia, patron saint of music. His childhood bedroom window looked out over the sea, which from childhood became a constant source of inspiration. As an adult he commented that he needed to live near water, a desire that comes from his youthful enjoyment of living so near the coast. "As a family," he was later to say, "we were enormously interested in the fishing. We had our favourite boats and knew all their names."		Britten was born in [[Lowestoft]], [[Suffolk]], on 22 November 1913, the feast day of Cecilia, patron saint of music. His childhood bedroom window looked out over the sea, which from childhood became a constant source of inspiration. As an adult he commented that he needed to live near water, a desire that comes from his youthful enjoyment of living so near the coast. "As a family," he was later to say, "we were enormously interested in the fishing. We had our favourite boats and knew all their names."

	His mother Edith was an enthusiastic amateur pianist and singer and although she encouraged all of her children (Britten had three siblings) to play the piano it was Benjamin whom she regarded as specially gifted. He was educated in Lowestoft and at [[Gresham's School]] at [[Holt]], Norfolk. Formal music lesson began with the piano at five and the viola at the age of 10. His viola teacher Audrey Alston arranged for him to meet the composer Frank Bridge whose orchestral suite ''The Sea'' had by Britten’s own admission "knocked [him] sideways". Bridge agreed to given tuition to Britten who had by this time already written a large volume of music. These important lessons, however, influenced the way he was to view his output and trained him to become more critical of his work. Between the ages of five and 18 he composed well over 750 individual pieces, including songs, chamber music and full scale orchestral works. He kept everything and on occasion revised it. The earliest of these pieces is his ''Simple Symphony'' of 1934, which is based on piano music composed between the ages of nine and 12. He returned to his juvenilia throughout his life, re-examining it, sometimes with a view toward publication. The ''String Quartet in D major'' of 1931 is the last of these revised scores, and Britten worked on it only two years before his death.		His mother Edith was an enthusiastic amateur pianist and singer and although she encouraged all of her children (Britten had three siblings) to play the piano it was Benjamin whom she regarded as specially gifted. He was educated in Lowestoft and at [[Gresham's School]] at [[Holt]], Norfolk. Formal music lesson began with the piano at five and the viola at the age of 10. His viola teacher Audrey Alston arranged for him to meet the composer Frank Bridge whose orchestral suite ''The Sea'' had by Britten’s own admission "knocked [him] sideways".<ref>Carpenter, pages 13–14</ref> Bridge agreed to given tuition to Britten who had by this time already written a large volume of music. These important lessons, however, influenced the way he was to view his output and trained him to become more critical of his work. Between the ages of five and 18 he composed well over 750 individual pieces, including songs, chamber music and full scale orchestral works. He kept everything and on occasion revised it. The earliest of these pieces is his ''Simple Symphony'' of 1934, which is based on piano music composed between the ages of nine and 12. He returned to his juvenilia throughout his life, re-examining it, sometimes with a view toward publication. The ''String Quartet in D major'' of 1931 is the last of these revised scores, and Britten worked on it only two years before his death.

	Britten entered the Royal College of Music, having won an open scholarship in 1930, where his teachers included [[John Ireland]] and [[Arthur Benjamin]] and it was here that he produced his Opus 1, the ''Sinfonietta'' for small orchestra. This was dedicated to Bridge but a more stated acknowledgement of his gratitude appeared later with his work for string orchestra, the ''Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge'', premiered by the Boyd Neel Orchestra in the Netherlands in 1937. On graduation Britten supported himself by writing music for theatre, radio and film, working with people such as poet [[W H Auden]] who produced the texts for GPO (General Post Office) film documentaries such as ''Coal Face'' (1935) and ''Night Mail'' (1936).		Britten entered the Royal College of Music, having won an open scholarship in 1930, where his teachers included [[John Ireland]] and [[Arthur Benjamin]] and it was here that he produced his Opus 1, the ''Sinfonietta'' for small orchestra. This was dedicated to Bridge but a more stated acknowledgement of his gratitude appeared later with his work for string orchestra, the ''Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge'', premiered by the Boyd Neel Orchestra in the Netherlands in 1937. On graduation Britten supported himself by writing music for theatre, radio and film, working with people such as poet [[W H Auden]] who produced the texts for GPO (General Post Office) film documentaries such as ''Coal Face'' (1935) and ''Night Mail'' (1936).

Ross Burgess: /* Bibliography */

2019-01-31T13:03:27Z

Bibliography

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:03, 31 January 2019
Line 57:		Line 57:
	*John Evans, ''Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938'' (Faber and Faber, 2010) ISBN 9780571274642		*John Evans, ''Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938'' (Faber and Faber, 2010) ISBN 9780571274642

	*Michael Oliver, Benjamin Britten (Phaidon, 1966) ISBN 9780714832777.		*Michael Oliver, ''Benjamin Britten'' (Phaidon, 1966) ISBN 9780714832777.

	==References==		==References==

Ross Burgess: /* Bibliography */

2019-01-31T13:03:11Z

Bibliography

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:03, 31 January 2019
Line 57:		Line 57:
	*John Evans, ''Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938'' (Faber and Faber, 2010) ISBN 9780571274642		*John Evans, ''Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938'' (Faber and Faber, 2010) ISBN 9780571274642

	*Michael Oliver, Benjamin Britten (~~University of Michigan:~~ Phaidon, 1966) ISBN 9780714832777.		*Michael Oliver, Benjamin Britten (Phaidon, 1966) ISBN 9780714832777.

	==References==		==References==

Ross Burgess at 13:02, 31 January 2019

2019-01-31T13:02:31Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:02, 31 January 2019
Line 11:		Line 11:
	Britten entered the Royal College of Music, having won an open scholarship in 1930, where his teachers included [[John Ireland]] and [[Arthur Benjamin]] and it was here that he produced his Opus 1, the ''Sinfonietta'' for small orchestra. This was dedicated to Bridge but a more stated acknowledgement of his gratitude appeared later with his work for string orchestra, the ''Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge'', premiered by the Boyd Neel Orchestra in the Netherlands in 1937. On graduation Britten supported himself by writing music for theatre, radio and film, working with people such as poet [[W H Auden]] who produced the texts for GPO (General Post Office) film documentaries such as ''Coal Face'' (1935) and ''Night Mail'' (1936).		Britten entered the Royal College of Music, having won an open scholarship in 1930, where his teachers included [[John Ireland]] and [[Arthur Benjamin]] and it was here that he produced his Opus 1, the ''Sinfonietta'' for small orchestra. This was dedicated to Bridge but a more stated acknowledgement of his gratitude appeared later with his work for string orchestra, the ''Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge'', premiered by the Boyd Neel Orchestra in the Netherlands in 1937. On graduation Britten supported himself by writing music for theatre, radio and film, working with people such as poet [[W H Auden]] who produced the texts for GPO (General Post Office) film documentaries such as ''Coal Face'' (1935) and ''Night Mail'' (1936).

	In 1936 Britten met [[Lennox Berkeley]], another old boy of Gresham's School, at the ISCM Festival in Barcelona. Berkeley fell in love with Britten, who appears to have been wary of entering a relationship, writing in his diary, "we have come to an agreement on that subject."<ref>~~Michael~~ Oliver, ~~''Benjamin Britten'' (University of Michigan: Phaidon)~~ page 60. ISBN 9780714832777. page 60</ref><ref>Evans, page 366.</ref> Nevertheless, the two composers shared a house for a year, living in the Old Mill at [[Snape]], Suffolk, which Britten had acquired in July 1937.<ref>Evans, page 494.</ref> They subsequently enjoyed a long friendship and artistic association, collaborating on a number of works including the suite of Catalan dances titled ''Mont Juic'', and ''Variations on an Elizabethan Theme'' (with four other composers).		In 1936 Britten met [[Lennox Berkeley]], another old boy of Gresham's School, at the ISCM Festival in Barcelona. Berkeley fell in love with Britten, who appears to have been wary of entering a relationship, writing in his diary, "we have come to an agreement on that subject."<ref>Oliver, page 60. ISBN 9780714832777. page 60</ref><ref>Evans, page 366.</ref> Nevertheless, the two composers shared a house for a year, living in the Old Mill at [[Snape]], Suffolk, which Britten had acquired in July 1937.<ref>Evans, page 494.</ref> They subsequently enjoyed a long friendship and artistic association, collaborating on a number of works including the suite of Catalan dances titled ''Mont Juic'', and ''Variations on an Elizabethan Theme'' (with four other composers).

	==Britten and Pears==		==Britten and Pears==

Ross Burgess: /* Bibliography */

2019-01-31T13:01:40Z

Bibliography

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:01, 31 January 2019
Line 56:		Line 56:
	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	*John Evans, ''Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938'' (Faber and Faber, 2010) ISBN 9780571274642		*John Evans, ''Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938'' (Faber and Faber, 2010) ISBN 9780571274642

			*Michael Oliver, Benjamin Britten (University of Michigan: Phaidon, 1966) ISBN 9780714832777.

	==References==		==References==