Compositions   1934: Simple Symphony 1936: Soirées Musicales 1937: Variations on Theme of Frank Bridge 1939: Les Illuminations 1939: Violin Concerto 1940: Sinfonia da Requiem 1943: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings 1945: Peter Grimes 1946: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra 1947: Albert Herring 1951: Billy Budd 1953: Gloriana 1954: The Turn of the Screw 1956: The Prince of the Pagodas 1960: A Midsummer Night's Dream 1961: War Requiem 1970: Owen Wingrave 1973: Death in Venice 1974: Suite on English Folk Tunes

World Politics 1929: Wall Street Crash       1939: Second World War           1949: Mao declares Chinese Republic           1961: Berlin Wall built       1975: End of Vietnam War