The Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31, is a song cycle written in 1943 by English composer Benjamin Britten for tenor accompanied by a solo horn and a small string orchestra. Composed during World War II at the request of the horn player Dennis Brain, it is a setting of a selection of six poems by British poets on the subject of night, including both its calm and its sinister aspects.
| Date of composition | 1943 (March - April 1943) |
| Premiered | 1943, October 15th (Wigmore Hall) in London, United Kingdom |
| Dedicated to | 'To E. S.-W.' |
| Type | Song(s) |
| Catalogue | BTC 947 |
| Approx. duration | 24 minutes |
| Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
Horn Strings |
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