List of Compositions By Benjamin Britten - By Opus Number

By Opus Number

• Op. 1, Sinfonietta, 1932
• Op. 2, Phantasy, oboe quartet, 1932
• Op. 3, A Boy was Born for mixed chorus with organ ad lib, 1933, revised 1955
• Op. 4, Simple Symphony for strings, 1934 (+ also version for string quartet)
• Op. 5, Holiday Diary for piano, 1934
• Op. 6, Suite for violin and piano, 1935
• Op. 7, Friday Afternoons for children's voices and piano, 1935
• Op. 8, Our Hunting Fathers for soprano or tenor and orchestra (words W. H. Auden), 1936
• Op. 9, Soirées musicales for orchestra (after Rossini), 1936
• Op. 10, Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for string orchestra, 1937
• Op. 11, On this Island for soprano or tenor and piano (words W. H. Auden), 1937
• Op. 12, Mont Juic (after Catalan dances, with Lennox Berkeley), 1937
• Op. 13, Piano Concerto, 1938, revised 1945
• Op. 14, Ballad of Heroes for tenor or soprano, chorus and orchestra (words W. H. Auden and Randall Swingler), 1939
• Op. 15, Violin Concerto, 1939, revised 1958
• Op. 16, Young Apollo for piano and strings, 1939 (withdrawn)
• Op. 17, Paul Bunyan, opera (libretto W. H. Auden), 1941, revised 1976
• Op. 18, Les Illuminations, for soprano or tenor and strings (words Arthur Rimbaud), 1939
• Op. 19, Canadian Carnival overture, 1939
• Op. 20, Sinfonia da Requiem, 1940
• Op. 21, Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, 1940, revised 1954
• Op. 22, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for tenor and piano, 1940
• Op. 23
  • No. 1, Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca for two pianos, 1940
  • No. 2, Mazurka elegaica for two pianos, 1941
• Op. 24, Matinées musicales for orchestra (after Rossini), 1941
• Op. 25, String Quartet No. 1, 1941
• Op. 26, Scottish Ballad for two pianos and orchestra, 1941
• Op. 27, An American Overture, 1941
• Op. 27, Hymn to St. Cecilia for SSATB, 1942
• Op. 28, A Ceremony of Carols for trebles and harp, 1942
• Op. 29, Prelude and Fugue for 18 strings, 1943
• Op. 30, Rejoice in the Lamb for soloists, chorus and organ, 1943
• Op. 31, Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, song cycle, 1943
• Op. 32, Festival Te Deum for chorus and organ, 1945
• Op. 33, Peter Grimes, opera (libretto Montagu Slater after George Crabbe), 1945
  • Op. 33a, Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
  • Op. 33b, Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
• Op. 34, Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell (The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra), 1946
• Op. 35, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne for soprano or tenor and piano, 1945
• Op. 36, String Quartet No. 2, 1945
• Op. 37, The Rape of Lucretia, opera (libretto Ronald Duncan after André Obey), 1946 revised 1947
• Op. 38, Occasional Overture, 1946
• Op. 39, Albert Herring, opera (libretto Eric Crozier after Guy de Maupassant), 1947
• Op. 40, My beloved is mine (Canticle I) for soprano or tenor and piano (words Francis Quarles), 1947
• Op. 41, A Charm of Lullabies for mezzo soprano and piano, 1947
• Op. 42, Saint Nicolas for soloists, chorus, strings, piano (4 hands), percussion and organ, 1948
• Op. 43, The Beggar's Opera after John Gay, 1948
• Op. 44, Spring Symphony for soloists, mixed choir, children's choir and orchestra, 1949
• Op. 45, The Little Sweep, opera (libretto Eric Crozier), 1949
• Op. 46, A Wedding anthem Amo Ergo Sum for soprano, tenor chorus and organ (words Ronald Duncan), 1949
• Op. 47, Five Flower Songs for SATB, 1950
• Op. 48, Lachrymae for viola and piano, 1950
  • Op. 48a, Lachrymae for viola and strings, 1976
• Op. 49, Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for oboe, 1951
• Op. 50, Billy Budd, opera (libretto E. M. Forster and Eric Crozier after Herman Melville), 1951, revised 1960
• Op. 51, Abraham and Isaac (Canticle II) for alto, tenor and piano (Chester miracle play), 1952
• Op. 52, Winter Words for soprano or tenor and piano (words Thomas Hardy), 1953
• Op. 53, Gloriana, opera (libretto William Plomer after Lytton Strachey), 1953
  • Op. 53a, Symphonic Suite "Gloriana" for tenor or oboe and orchestra, 1954
• Op. 54, The Turn of the Screw, opera (libretto Myfanwy Piper after Henry James), 1954
• Op. 55, Still Falls the Rain (Canticle III) for tenor, horn and piano (words Edith Sitwell), 1954
• Op. 56a, Hymn to St. Peter for treble, SATB and organ, 1955
• Op. 56b, Antiphon for SATB and organ, 1955
• Op. 57, The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, 1956
  • Op. 57a, Pas de six from The Prince of the Pagodas
• Op. 58, Songs from the Chinese for soprano or tenor and guitar, 1957
• Op. 59, Noye's Fludde, opera (Chester mystery play), 1957
• Op. 60, Nocturne for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments and string orchestra, song cycle, 1958
• Op. 61, Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente, 1958
• Op. 62, Cantata academica, 1959
• Op. 63, Missa brevis for boys' voices and organ, 1959
• Op. 64, A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera (libretto Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears after William Shakespeare), 1960
• Op. 65, Sonata for cello and piano, 1961
• Op. 66, War Requiem, 1961
• Op. 67, Psalm CL for children's chorus and instruments, 1962
• Op. 68, Cello Symphony, 1963
• Op. 69, Cantata misericordium, 1963
• Op. 70, Nocturnal after John Dowland for guitar, 1963
• Op. 71, Curlew River, church parable (libretto William Plomer after Noh), 1964
• Op. 72, Cello Suite No. 1, 1964
• Op. 73, Gemini Variations for flute, violin and piano four hands, 1965
• Op. 74, Songs and Proverbs of William Blake for baritone and piano, 1965
• Op. 75, Voices for Today for boys' voices, chorus and organ ad lib, 1965
• Op. 76, The Poet's Echo for soprano or tenor and piano (words Alexander Pushkin), 1965
• Op. 77, The Burning Fiery Furnace, church parable (libretto William Plomer after The Book of Daniel), 1966
• Op. 78, The Golden Vanity for boys' voices and piano (words Colin Graham), 1966
• Op. 79, The Building of the House overture, for chorus or organ or brass and orchestra, 1967
• Op. 80, Cello Suite No. 2, 1967
• Op. 81, The Prodigal Son, church parable (libretto William Plomer), 1968
• Op. 82, Children's Crusade (words Bertolt Brecht/Hans Keller), 1968
• Op. 83, Suite for Harp, 1969
• Op. 84, Who are these Children? for tenor and piano (words William Soutar), 1969
• Op. 85, Owen Wingrave, opera (libretto Myfanwy Piper based on Henry James), 1970
• Op. 86, The Journey of the Magi (Canticle IV) for countertenor, tenor, baritone and piano (words T. S. Eliot), 1971
• Op. 87, Cello Suite No. 3, 1972
• Op. 88, Death in Venice, opera (libretto Myfanwy Piper based on Thomas Mann), 1973
• Op. 89, The Death of Narcissus (Canticle V) for tenor and harp (words T. S. Eliot), 1974
• Op. 90, A Suite on English Folk Tunes "A Time There Was" for chamber orchestra, 1974
• Op. 91, Sacred and Profane (8 medieval lyrics) for five voices (SSATB), 1975
• Op. 92, A Birthday Hansel for high voice and harp (words Robert Burns), 1975
• Op. 93, Phaedra, cantata (words Robert Lowell after Jean Racine), 1975
• Op. 94, String Quartet No. 3, 1975
• Op. 95, Welcome Ode for young people's voices and orchestra, 1976
• Op. 96, Praise we great men for soloists, chorus and orchestra (words Edith Sitwell), 1976 (Unfinished)