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Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten is a person from the UK, active from 1913.

Person GB 1913–1976 classical composer british
TOTAL PLAYS
27
SONGS PLAYED
13
STATIONS
2
FIRST PLAYED
2010-06-20 16:08 · 6 Music — "A midsummer night's dream"
LAST PLAYED
4 years ago · Radio 2 — "Soirées musicales, Op 9 (No 1, March)"
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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2010 — 2021
20 15 10 5 0
'10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 21 78%
6 Music 6 22%
Radio 1 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 20:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Sunday Morning) 4 2021-10-17
2 Soirées musicales, Op 9 (No 1, March) 3 2021-10-17
3 The Plough Boy 3 2021-10-17
4 The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Fugue) 3 2021-10-17
5 Simple Symphony (Frolicsome Finale) 3 2021-10-17
6 Hymn to St Cecilia 3 2021-10-17
7 The Salley Gardens 2 2018-11-16
8 That Younge Child 1 2018-08-04
9 Fugue from Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra 1 2018-01-02
10 A Ceremony of carols for boys' voices and harp (Op.28); no.4b; Balulalow 1 2016-12-20
11 Dies Irae 1 2014-04-20
12 Old Abram Brown 1 2014-03-09
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2021-10-17 19:03 Soirées musicales, Op 9 (No 1, March) Radio 2
2021-10-17 19:01 The Plough Boy Radio 2
2021-10-17 19:00 The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Fugue) Radio 2
2021-10-17 18:58 Simple Symphony (Frolicsome Finale) Radio 2
2021-10-17 18:56 Hymn to St Cecilia Radio 2
2021-10-17 18:53 Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Sunday Morning) Radio 2
2018-11-16 21:06 The Salley Gardens Radio 2
2018-11-16 21:02 Soirées musicales, Op 9 (No 1, March) Radio 2
2018-11-16 21:01 The Plough Boy Radio 2
2018-11-16 20:59 The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Fugue) Radio 2
2018-11-16 20:58 Simple Symphony (Frolicsome Finale) Radio 2
2018-11-16 20:56 Hymn to St Cecilia Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

13 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
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A Ceremony of carols for boys' voices and harp (Op.28); no.4b; Balulalow — 1 ▶
A midsummer night's dream — 1 ▶
Dies Irae — 1 ▶
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Sunday Morning) — 4 ▶
Fugue from Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra — 1 ▶
Hymn to St Cecilia — 3 ▶
Old Abram Brown — 1 ▶
Simple Symphony (Frolicsome Finale) — 3 ▶
Soirées musicales, Op 9 (No 1, March) — 3 ▶
That Younge Child — 1 ▶
The Plough Boy — 3 ▶
The Salley Gardens — 2 ▶
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Fugue) — 3 ▶