Quote by: Benjamin Britten

It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony.


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Author Bio


  • NameBenjamin Britten
  • DescriptionEnglish composer, conductor, and pianist
  • BornNovember 22, 1913
  • DiedDecember 4, 1976
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionConductor; Composer; Pianist; Politician; Choreographer
  • WorksThe Rape Of Lucretia; A Ceremony Of Carols; ; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Albert Herring
  • AwardsLéonie Sonning Music Prize