Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1946)
Variations and fugue on a theme by Henry Purcell, for narrator and orchestra, or solo orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
1946
- Duration: 17 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Dedication: 'This work is affectionately dedicated to the children of John and Jean Maud : Humphrey, Pamea, Caroline and Virginia, for their edification and entertainment'
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Libretto (details, author):
Texte optionnel d’Eric Crozier
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Composition date:
1946
- Type
- Instrumental ensemble music [Double wind orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: 1 narrator [optionnel]
- 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 3 percussionists, 1 timpani, 1 harp, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
15 October 1946
Location:Liverpool
Performers:le Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, direction : Sir Malcom Sargent.
Observations
Version précédente : Instruments of the Orchestra, film , 1946, Crown Film Unit.