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Britten

American

[brit-n] / ˈbrɪt n /

noun

(Edward) Benjamin, 1913–76, English composer and pianist.

Britten British

/ ˈbrɪtən /

noun

( Edward ) Benjamin , Baron Britten. 1913–76, English composer, pianist, and conductor. His works include the operas Peter Grimes (1945) and Billy Budd (1951), the choral works Hymn to St Cecilia (1942) and A War Requiem (1962), and numerous orchestral pieces

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The company's founder Shane Britten compares the app to anti-virus software that operates unnoticed in the background.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Britten was later created a life peer, the first musician or composer to be elevated to the peerage.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

Then, on Thursday, Paavo Järvi led a more strongly conceived program that framed the Britten with Veljo Tormis’s Overture No. 2 and Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2023

He, Dawes said, “fits in the same category as Benjamin Britten and Henry Purcell as one of the best setters of text from any composer in England.”

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

“There’s nothing he can tell you,” Britten said.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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