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Fanfare | |||
| Composer | Benjamin Britten | ||
| Music | A Young Person′s Guide to the Orchestra (Op. 34) | ||
| Dancers | Yvonne Mounsey (Harp); Todd Bolender (Percussion); Jillana (Oboe); Carolyn George, Roy Tobias (Clarinets); Irene Larsson, Jacques d′Amboise (Violas); Brooks Jackson (Double Bass); Frank Hobi, Michael Maule (Trumpets); Edward Bigelow (Tuba) | ||
| Scenery | Irene Sharaff | ||
| Costumes | Irene Sharaff | ||
| Lighting | Jennifer Tipton | ||
| Genre | BALLET | ||
| Premiere | June 2, 1953, City Center of Music and Drama, New York City Ballet | ||
| Casting Reqs | 34 Dancers:
WOODWINDS Piccolo: 1 woman, Flutes: 2 women, Oboe: 1 woman, Clarinets: 1 woman, 1 man, Bassoons: 2 men BRASS Horns: 4 men, Trumpets: 2 men, Tuba: 1 man, Trombones: 3 men STRINGS 1st Violins: 3 women, 2nd Violins: 3 women, Violas: 1 woman, 1 man, Celli: 3 women, Bass: 1 man, Harp: 1 woman PERCUSSION Drums: 1 man, Cymbals: 1 man, Gong: 1 man | ||
| Requirements | Narrator; orchestra | ||
| Running Time | 18′ | ||
| Notes | In 1945, Britten was asked to write for the British Ministry of Education′s documentary film, Instruments of the Orchestra (Op. 34). With text by Eric Crozier, the work consists of variations and a fugue on a rondeau from Henry Purcell′s incidental music for "Adelazar", of the "Moor′s Revenge", by Mrs. Aphra Behn. Each variation is played by a different instrument or group of instruments composing a contemporary symphonic orchestra. Consecutively, the four families of the band -- strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion -- are exploited in characteristic monologues and conversations. Finally, the piccolo initiates the great fugue which recapitulates Purcell′s noble theme. | ||