Prince Philip funeral: Coffin carried into St George's April 2021
Benjamin Britten was a celebrated composer, pianist and conductor who became central to the 20th-century British music scene. One of his works, written at the request of Prince Philip, featured in the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral proceedings on Saturday. But what is The Jubilate and what are the words to this famous song?
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Who was Benjamin Britten?
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, was an English composer, conductor and pianist who was born in 1913.
Mr Britten was a central figure to 20th-century British music including operatic and orchestral pieces.
He was best known for the opera Peter Grimes, the War Requiem and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
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Mr Britten was the son of a dentist but demonstrated a talent for music from an early age.
He studied at the Royal College of Music in London and privately with the composer Frank Bridge.
The composer first came to public attention with the choral work A Boy was Born in 1934.
He became renowned internationally with the premiere of Peter Grimes in 1945 and over the following 28 years wrote 14 more operas.
Prince Philip’s funeral today will feature a song written by the English composer.
It was written at the request of the Duke for the St George’s Chapel.