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Strings: 1st & 2nd violins, violas, cellos, basses

Woodwinds: Flute & piccolo, Clarinet, Oboe & English horn, bassoon

Brass: horns, trumpets, trombones & tuba

Percussion: various including whip, snare drum, tympani, bass drum, xylophone, cymbals, tam-tam

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What piece of classical music has someone describing what is happening?

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"A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" is a theme and variations with fugue and was written by Benjamin Britten in 1946; using a piece written for lute by Henry Purcell in 1677.


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There's no record of who specifically asked him to do it; but it was commissioned for a 1946 film, produced by Alexander Shaw and directed by Muir Mathieson, titled "Instruments of The Orchestra," featuring the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Sargent. Britten titled the piece "The Young Person's Guide to The Orchestra: Variations and Fugue On a Theme of Purcell."


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The first variation in Britten's "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" features the full orchestra playing a theme by Purcell. Each instrument family is introduced and highlighted, showcasing their unique sound and characteristics. This variation sets the stage for the subsequent variations, where each instrument group is explored in more detail.


Is it true or false that Britten used the different families of the orchestra to help define the structure of The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra?

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