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May 31, 2016 · YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011, Michael Tilson Thomas
May 31, 2022 · 1.9K. 203K views 1 year ago. Meet each instrument of the orchestra through Benjamin Britten’s delightful The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra! Explore all the different sounds...
Jan 11, 2020 · Language. English. 56 pages : 24 cm +. Provides information about the history of the orchestra since its beginnings in the seventeenth century, instruments of the orchestra, and famous composers of classical music. Accompanying CD also includes: The sorcerer's apprentice / Paul Dukas.
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Purcell was one of the most famous English composers of the late seventeenth century. He was especially well known for his use of counterpoint. Counterpoint combines more than one melody at one time. Benjamin Britten uses counterpoint in the final section of The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra .
Britten, Benjamin. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. op. 34 (1946) Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell for orchestra with narrator ad lib. Duration: 17' Music Text. Deutsch. Eric Crozier; German version by Egon Waldmann (E,G); alternative version by John Amis (E) Scoring.
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. The classical TV series Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra was created by world-renowned orchestra conductor Leonard Bernstein, in 1960.
