The young Edward learned to play the organ and violin at a young age, and composed his first short piece at the age of 10. Some of her notable accomplishments include becoming the first female to play with the Queen's Hall Orchestra as well as founding her own female ensemble - the English Ensemble piano quartet.Įdward Elgar's father was a musician who tuned pianos, owned a music shop and was employed as a church organist. Instead, she used the opportunity to focus more on her musical studies and performance schedule. Though Rebecca was thrown out of her home in her twenties, she did not despair. He encouraged her to switch her instrument from violin to viola, with which she would later tour internationally. She received her first formal education from the Royal Academy of Music, but her father forced her to withdraw after he received word that one of her teachers proposed marriage.Īfter withdrawing from the Royal Academy of Music, Rebecca went on to become Charles Stanford's first female student at the Royal College of Music. She began her music studies early, being forced along with her siblings to perform on demand for their father. Rebecca Clarke was an English composer and performer who lived during the early twentieth century. Britten was also asked to compose an opera when Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of England. When the war was over, the biggest opera company in England held a gala reopening, and commissioned Britten to write a new opera for the occasion. In the middle of World War II, he sailed back to his native country. But it was impossible to take the "Brit" out of Britten. So when it became obvious that England would go to war with Germany in 1939, Britten left for America.
His first paying job was writing music for films.īritten was a pacifist - he didn't believe in fighting wars. Cecilia.) Benjamin's father was a dentist his mother loved to sing, and regularly held concerts in their home.įrom the moment he started playing the piano, Britten knew he wanted to earn his living as a composer. (His birthday, November 22nd, happens to be the saint day of the patron saint of music, St. Britten was born in Lowestoft, a town on the English seacoast.
Benjamin Britten was an expert in three different musical fields - conducting, composing and playing the piano.
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