- In addition to its instructive function, The Young Person’s Guide is an effervescent and superbly crafted work, one of Britten’s most significant tributes to Purcell. It is a showpiece that puts each section of the orchestra through its paces, and the crowning reappearance of the Purcell theme (taken from the incidental music to Abdelazer.
- A composer is the person who makes up the music that the dancers move to in the performance. Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra was composed by Benjamin Britten in 1945. It has since been performed by orchestras all around the world. One page for the score of Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Look how many instruments are playing at.
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Interactive Videos
New York Philharmonic teaching artists lead you through fun, participatory encounters with musical themes and ideas of The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Each video takes about 15 minutes to complete. These activites will enrich your viewing of the full Young People's Concert. Play in any order and enjoy!
Character Traits in Music
Join teaching artists Chris Gross and Janey Choi to learn about how music, like literature, can convey character traits.
Singing Henry Purcell's Theme
Teaching artist Erin Wight teaches you to sing a beautiful theme composed by Henry Purcell, which provided the basis for Benjamin Britten's variations in The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
Variations in Music and Character
How do you make a variation on a theme? Find out with teaching artist Richard Mannoia.
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Britten Young Person Guide To The Orchestra Score Pdf File
Download resources for teachers. Lesson plans written by New York Philharmonic teaching artists and partner classroom teachers for grades 3–12.
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 10 sections |
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Composition Year | 2013 |
Genre Categories | Pieces; For wind band; Scores featuring wind band; For orchestra without strings |
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Work Title | Young Person's Guide to the Band |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | LaViollette, Kyler |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.2 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IKL 2 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 10 sections |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 2013 |
First Performance. | 2013-05-30 |
First Publication. | 2013 |
Dedication | To the Olympia High School Symphonic Band |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
Piece Style | Modern |
Instrumentation | 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets (B♭), bass clarinet, bassoon, ATBar saxophones, horn, 2 trumpets (B♭), 2 trombones, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, timpani, tube bells, percussion |