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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (op. 34)
by Benjamin Britten
Orchestration
3222-4231-timp+6-hp-str-soloist(n)
Duration
18 minutes
Year Composed
1946
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Movements & Players Table
Part Name | Movements | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Theme. Allegro maestoso e largamente | Variation A. Presto (Flutes) | Variation B. Lento (Oboes) | Variation C. Moderato (Clarinets) | Variation D. Allegro alla marcia (Bassoons) | Variation E. Brillante. Alla polacca (Violins) | Variation F. Meno mosso (Violas) | Variation G. L'istesso tempo (Cellos) | Variation H. Comminciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando al Allegro (Double Basses) | Variation I. Maestoso (Harp) | Variation J. L'istesso tempo (Horns) | Variation K. Vivace (Trumpets) | Variation L. Allegro pomposo (Trombones and Tuba) | Variation M. Moderato (Percussion) | Fugue. Allegro molto | |
| 2' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 1' 00'' | 3' 00'' | |
Piccolo | Piccolo | Tacet | Piccolo | Tacet | Piccolo | Tacet | Piccolo | ||||||||
Flute 1 | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | ||||||||
Flute 2 | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | ||||||||
Oboe 1 | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | ||||||
Oboe 2 | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | ||||||
Clarinet 1 | Clarinet in A and Clarinet in Bb | Tacet | Clarinet in A and Clarinet in Bb | Tacet | Clarinet in Bb | Tacet | Clarinet in A | Tacet | Clarinet in A and Clarinet in Bb | ||||||
Clarinet 2 | Clarinet in A and Clarinet in Bb | Tacet | Clarinet in A and Clarinet in Bb | Tacet | Clarinet in Bb | Tacet | Clarinet in A | Tacet | Clarinet in A and Clarinet in Bb | ||||||
Bassoon 1 | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | ||||||
Bassoon 2 | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | ||||||
Horn 1 | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | ||||||
Horn 2 | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | ||||||
Horn 3 | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | ||||||
Horn 4 | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in F | ||||||
Trumpet 1 | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in C | ||||||
Trumpet 2 | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in C | ||||||
Trombone 1 | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | ||||||
Trombone 2 | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | ||||||
Trombone 3 | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | ||||||
Tuba | Tuba | Tacet | Tuba | Tacet | Tuba | Tacet | Tuba | Tacet | Tuba | Tacet | Tuba | ||||
Timpani | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | ||||||
Percussion 1 | Snare Drum | Tacet | Snare Drum | Tacet | Snare Drum | Tacet | Whip and Snare Drum | Snare Drum | |||||||
Percussion 2 | Xylophone | Tacet | Triangle and Xylophone | Xylophone | |||||||||||
Percussion 3 | Crash Cymbals and Suspended Cymbal | Tacet | Crash Cymbals | Tacet | Crash Cymbals | ||||||||||
Percussion 4 | Tambourine | Unknown | Tacet | Tambourine | Tacet | Tambourine and Castanets | Tambourine and Suspended Cymbal | ||||||||
Percussion 5 | Triangle | Tacet | Tam-Tam | Tacet | Triangle and Tam-Tam | Tam-Tam | |||||||||
Percussion 6 | Bass Drum | Tacet | Bass Drum | Tacet | Bass Drum, Wood Block, and Castanets | Bass Drum | |||||||||
Harp | Harp | Tacet | Harp | Tacet | Harp | Tacet | Harp | ||||||||
Violin 1 | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | ||||
Violin 2 | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | ||||||
Viola | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | ||||||
Cello | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | ||||||
Double Bass | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | ||||||
Solo: Narrator | Narrator | Tacet | |||||||||||||
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