The score for this piece is marked Presto con fuoco: how does this mean Britten intends it to be played?

Gradually getting faster (like a nautical counterpart to Grieg's Mountain King!)

At a dashing pace and with fiery energy

Almost as loud as everyone can play it

The Storm was one of a set of orchestral 'Interludes'. What does this term mean?

The music was played 'under', or during, the main onstage action

It was played as a series of purely musical sound-pictures, in intervals while nothing else was happening onstage

The music was optional and could be left out of a performance

The pieces were played as a set, like a four-movement symphony, during the Interval of the main stage work

What more general musical techniques does Britten use to disturb and disorient the listener (and indeed, potentially, the performers!) during the Storm?

Frequent shifts in the time-signature (how many beats per bar)

Frequent changes in both these aspects of the music

Wide and unpredictable changes in the overall volume

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KS2 Music Ten Pieces - 'Storm' Interlude from 'Peter Grimes…

Peter Grimes is a 20th Century opera by the British composer Benjamin Britten. One section of it, the Storm interlude is featured in the BBC's Ten Pieces list…

Written by James ThorntonReviewed by Dr. Emma ClarkeUpdated 17 Mar 2026

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Topic: Britten Storm Interlude From Peter Grimes

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Peter Grimes is a 20th Century opera by the British composer Benjamin Britten. One section of it, the Storm interlude is featured in the BBC's Ten Pieces list of classical music. Learn more about this work by playing our quiz, created by teachers for KS2 students in Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

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