Britten Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:basedOn theme by Henry Purcell
gptkbp:category music education
20th-century classical music
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:British_Ministry_of_Education
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkbp:dedicatedTo children
gptkbp:features brass
percussion
woodwinds
strings
each section of the orchestra
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Liverpool,_England
15 October 1946
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:The_Young_Person's_Guide_to_the_Orchestra,_Op._34
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Britten Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
gptkbp:language English (for narration)
gptkbp:movement one continuous movement
gptkbp:narrator optional
gptkbp:notableRecording Benjamin Britten conducting the London Symphony Orchestra
gptkbp:opusNumber Op. 34
gptkbp:orchestration full orchestra
gptkbp:purpose educational
gptkbp:structure theme and variations
gptkbp:yearComposed 1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7