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The grave of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears in the graveyard at
Aldeburgh Church - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Benjamin Britten
One of the country’s most famous composers, Sir Benjamin Britten was
Suffolk born and bred. Born in Lowestoft in 1913, he was a pivotal
figure in British music in the 20th century. Some of most revered
pieces include the 1945 opera Peter Grimes, his 1945 orchestral
showpiece The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, and 1962’s War
Requiem.
In addition, he also founded the Aldeburgh Festival in 1948, and
created the Snape Maltings concert hall in 1967. In his last year of life,
he was also the first composer to receive a life peerage.
