The Golden Vanity, vaudeville for boys' voices and piano, op. 78

The Golden Vanity is a musical setting of an adaptation by Colin Graham of a traditional folk song, also known as "The Sweet Trinity", for boys' voices (five soloists and chorus) and piano by the English composer Benjamin Britten (1913–76). The composer described it as a vaudeville. The boys act out parts as well as sing; Britten wrote on the score: "The Vaudeville should be given in costume but without scenery... The action... should be mimed in a simple way and only a few basic properties, such as telescopes and a rope, are needed... A drum should be used for the sound of cannon fire".