Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
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Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 is a 1945 orchestral work by Benjamin Britten that introduces and showcases the instruments of the symphony orchestra through a set of variations and a fugue on a theme by Henry Purcell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 Context triple: [Benjamin Britten, notableWork, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34]
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A.
Partita for Orchestra
Partita for Orchestra is a lively and colorful orchestral work by English composer William Walton, showcasing his rhythmic vitality and brilliant orchestration.
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B.
Essay for Orchestra No. 3, Op. 47
Essay for Orchestra No. 3, Op. 47 is a late orchestral work by American composer Samuel Barber, showcasing his lyrical style and rich orchestration in a single-movement symphonic essay form.
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C.
Symphony on G
Symphony on G is an orchestral work by American composer Lou Harrison that reflects his characteristic blend of Western classical forms with non-Western musical influences and innovative percussion writing.
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D.
Symphony in G
Symphony in G is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer George Dyson, noted for its lyrical Romantic style and rich, expansive scoring.
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E.
Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12
Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12 is a single-movement orchestral work by American composer Samuel Barber that combines symphonic development with the concentrated argument of a literary essay.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 Target entity description: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 is a 1945 orchestral work by Benjamin Britten that introduces and showcases the instruments of the symphony orchestra through a set of variations and a fugue on a theme by Henry Purcell.
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A.
Partita for Orchestra
Partita for Orchestra is a lively and colorful orchestral work by English composer William Walton, showcasing his rhythmic vitality and brilliant orchestration.
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B.
Essay for Orchestra No. 3, Op. 47
Essay for Orchestra No. 3, Op. 47 is a late orchestral work by American composer Samuel Barber, showcasing his lyrical style and rich orchestration in a single-movement symphonic essay form.
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C.
Symphony on G
Symphony on G is an orchestral work by American composer Lou Harrison that reflects his characteristic blend of Western classical forms with non-Western musical influences and innovative percussion writing.
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D.
Symphony in G
Symphony in G is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer George Dyson, noted for its lyrical Romantic style and rich, expansive scoring.
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E.
Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12
Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12 is a single-movement orchestral work by American composer Samuel Barber that combines symphonic development with the concentrated argument of a literary essay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fugue
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ set of variations ⓘ |
| basedOn | theme by Henry Purcell ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Opus 34 ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | educational film about the orchestra ⓘ |
| composer | Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | children and young people ⓘ |
| educationalFunction |
demonstrates individual orchestral instruments
ⓘ
demonstrates timbre of each orchestral section ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
used in music education programs
ⓘ
used in school music curricula ⓘ |
| featuresInstrumentGroup |
brass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| genre |
educational music
ⓘ
orchestral variations ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKey | various keys (modulating work) ⓘ |
| hasSection |
final fugue combining instruments
ⓘ
introduction of the theme by full orchestra ⓘ variations for each orchestral family ⓘ |
| hasTitleTheme | theme by Henry Purcell arranged by Britten ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | young listeners ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementType |
fugue
ⓘ
theme ⓘ variations ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
concludes with a grand fugue for full orchestra
ⓘ
each variation highlights a different instrument or section ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 34 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| purpose | to introduce the instruments of the symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| structure | theme, variations, and fugue ⓘ |
| style |
neoclassical elements
ⓘ
tonal ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
concert performances worldwide
ⓘ
numerous recordings ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 17 minutes ⓘ |
| usesThemeFrom |
Henry Purcell’s Abdelazer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rondeau from Abdelazer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1945 ⓘ |
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