In late 1939, the Japanese government commissioned a number of European composers (including Britten, Richard Strauss, and Jacques Ibert) to write pieces of music to commemorate the 2,600th anniversary of the Japanese empire. Surviving correspondence indicates that the government was expecting a cel...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Sinfonia da Requiem was written by Benjamin Britten.
Benjamin Britten released Sinfonia da Requiem on Sat Mar 29 1941.