bˈɛnɪt wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɪntʊ ɐ pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs fˈæmɪli ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz fˈɜːst ɛkspˈoʊʒɚ tə mjˈuːzɪk æz ɐ kwˈaɪɚbɔɪ ænd ɐdvˈænst ɪn mjˈuːzɪk baɪ hɪz ˈɜːli twˈɛntiz, hiː pɹədˈuːst ðə vˈɑːljuːm ʌv sˈɛvəntˌiːn: mˈædɹɪɡəlz fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ vˈɔɪsᵻz.
Bennet was born into a prosperous family and received his first exposure to music as a choirboy and advanced in music by his early twenties, he produced the Volume of 17: Madrigals for Four Voices.