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Theme and Fugue from "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra"
Benjamin Britten (arr. Richard Saucedo)
Subtitle: On a Theme of Purcell
General Info
Year: 1945 / 1947 / 2018
Duration: c. 4:40
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $145.00; (digital) - $145.00 | Score Only (print) - $25.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbal
- Gong
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34, is a musical composition by Benjamin Britten with the subtitle Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell. It was based on the second movement, "Rondeau", of the Abdelazer suite. It was originally commissioned for the British educational documentary film called Instruments of the Orchestra, released on 29 November 1946, directed by Muir Mathieson and featuring the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Sargent. Sargent also conducted the concert premiere on 15 October 1946 with the Pool Philharmonic in the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Originally composed to introduce the various instruments of the orchestra, this set of variations by Benjamin Britten is based on a melody by Henry Purcell. In this setting for wind band, the opening theme is presented and then followed by the exuberant fugue, which culminates in a glorious finale and recap of Purcell's melody.
- Program Note by publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- The Building of the House (arr. Maciniak) (1977)
- The Courtly Dances (arr. Bach) (1953/1995)
- Four Sea Interludes (arr. Bader) (1945/)
- Four Sea Interludes (tr. Kreines) (1945/2015)
- Four Sea Interludes (tr. Patterson) (1945/)
- Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes" (arr. Miller) (1945/)
- Irish Reel (arr. Woolfenden) (1936/2000)
- Movement for Wind Sextet (1930)
- Passacaglia from the Opera "Peter Grimes" (trans. Kreines) (1945/2016)
- Paul Bunyan Overture (arr. Fussell) (1985)
- Rondo (arr. Cayrol) (1945/2010)
- Russian Funeral (1936)
- Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes" (arr. Yozviak) (1945/)
- Soirées musicales (as arranger, with Brown) (1830-1835/1946)
- Sword in the Stone, The (1939)
- Theme and Fugue from "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" (arr. Saucedo) (1945/1947/2018)
- Young Person's Guide to the Band (arr. Steinberg) (1945/)
Resources
- Britten, B.; Saucedo, R.; Purcell, H. (2018). Theme and Fugue from Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: (On a Theme of Purcell) [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: London, Eng
- Perusal score
- Richard Saucedo website Accessed 7 March 2022