Autographs of Benjamin Britten

Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945).
Britten was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, the son of a dentist. He showed talent from an early age. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London and privately with the composer Frank Bridge. Britten first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to international fame. Over the next 28 years, he wrote 14 more operas, establishing himself as one of the leading 20th-century composers in the genre. In addition to large-scale operas for Sadler's Wells and Covent Garden, he wrote chamber operas for small forces; among the best known of these is The Turn of the Screw (1954). Recurring themes in his operas include the struggle of an outsider against a hostile society and the corruption of innocence.
Britten's other works range from orchestral to choral, solo vocal, chamber and instrumental as well as film music. He took a great interest in writing music for children and amateur performers, including the opera Noye's Fludde, a Missa Brevis, and the song collection Friday Afternoons. He often composed with particular performers in mind. His most frequent and important muse was his personal and professional partner, the tenor Peter Pears; others included Kathleen Ferrier, Jennifer Vyvyan, Janet Baker, Dennis Brain, Julian Bream, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Osian Ellis and Mstislav Rostropovich. Britten was a celebrated pianist and conductor, performing many of his own works in concert and on record. He also performed and recorded works by others, such as Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, Mozart symphonies, and song cycles by Schubert and Schumann.
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Current items with a signature of Benjamin Britten

These are the most current items with a signature of Benjamin Britten that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	BENJAMIN BRITTEN HISTORIC signed program Westminster Abbey 1970 Decca SXL 6405	£410.94
	BENJAMIN BRITTEN HISTORIC signed program Westminster Abbey 1970 Decca SXL 6405	£410.94

Traded items with a signature of Benjamin Britten

The most expensive item with a signature of Benjamin Britten (Billy Budd Opera in four acts op 50 by Benjamin Britten to libretto Signed 1951) was sold in March 2025 for £3,694.78 while the cheapest item (Good - War Requiem Op.66 Benjamin Britten Undated Boosey and Hawkes,signed) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2019. The month with the most items sold (4) was October 2022 with an average selling price of £36.46 for an autographed item of Benjamin Britten. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2026 with £647.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £4.99 was September 2018. In average, an autographed item from Benjamin Britten is worth £72.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Benjamin Britten were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Benjamin Britten - Composer + Conductor - Card - Original Signed	£262.31
	Benjamin Britten - Composer + Conductor - Card - Original Signed	£262.31
	benjamin britten autograph	£60.62
	benjamin britten autograph	£60.62
	Benjamin Britten Autograph - English Classical Composer	£43.00
	Benjamin Britten Autograph - English Classical Composer	£43.00
	Benjamin Britten Signed Letter On 'Les Illuminations' And 'Peter Grimes'	£315.08
	Benjamin Britten Signed Letter On 'Les Illuminations' And 'Peter Grimes'	£315.08
	Benjamin Britten Signed Letter On Staging 'Peter Grimes' - Classical Composer	£647.00
	Benjamin Britten Signed Letter On Staging 'Peter Grimes' - Classical Composer	£647.00
	Peter Pears And Benjamin Britten Signed Programme	£55.77
	Peter Pears And Benjamin Britten Signed Programme	£55.77
	Rare Composer BENJAMIN BRITTEN *Partner Peter Pears & SHANI WALLIS Signed page	£33.95
	The Turn of the Screw Benjamin Britten Signed by David Maxwell Anderson	£29.64
	The Turn of the Screw Benjamin Britten Signed by David Maxwell Anderson	£29.64