Which work of music did Benjamin Britten not write?

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Which work of music did Benjamin Britten not write?

This question hinges on who wrote each work. The Planets is a famous orchestral suite composed by Gustav Holst, not Benjamin Britten. The other three pieces are associated with Britten: A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is Britten’s educational orchestral piece, while Peter Grimes and Billy Budd are operas he wrote. So the one that doesn’t fit Britten’s catalog is The Planets, making it the work Britten did not write.

This question hinges on who wrote each work. The Planets is a famous orchestral suite composed by Gustav Holst, not Benjamin Britten. The other three pieces are associated with Britten: A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is Britten’s educational orchestral piece, while Peter Grimes and Billy Budd are operas he wrote. So the one that doesn’t fit Britten’s catalog is The Planets, making it the work Britten did not write.

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