The times may be off by a second or two, but here you go (for those who were looking for this list): 0:05 Full orchestra, 0:26 Wind section, 0:46 Woodwinds, 0:52 Brass, 1:13 String section, 1:26 Percussion, 1:43 Full orchestra // 2:02 Flute and Piccolo, 2:35 Oboe, 3:38 Clarinets, 4:20 Bassoon // 5:13 Violin, 5:50 Viola, 6:45 Cello, 7:55 Bass, 8:55 Harp // 9:45 French Horn, 10:33 Trumpets, 11:02 Trombones, Tuba 11:16 // 12:12 Timpani, 12:32 Bass Drum and Cymbals, 12:46 Tambourine and Triangle, 12:58 Snare drum and Woodblock, 13:03 Xylophone, 13:19 Castinets and Tam Tam, 13:33 Whip, 13:41 Percussion // (Fugue Section) 14:12 Woodwinds (Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon), 14:52 Strings (Violin, Viola, Bass, Harp), 15:35 Brass (French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone), 15:55 Percussion // (Finale) 16:00 Full Orchestra - both themes, 16:33 Coda

So many people are from school, you guys are lucky, I want listening to music as assignments

When my class was given this as homework, I honestly thought it would be like 2 minutes

Not only did the orchestra do an amazing work, but the cameras panned in on everyone and not just the violins for once. So happy with the whole!

I had to listen to this for Music Appreciation and I had to get out of the class (too many classes at once to handle) but I'm so glad I had the chance to be introduced to this piece, its so beautiful.

The re-emergence of the main theme in the midst of the fugue always brings me close to tears. So beautiful

The part at the end when all the orchestra join always always brings me to tears. It is so moving, powerful and uplifting.

who is watching this for school?

0:04 Theme (Allegro maestoso e largamente) 2:01 Var A Flutes and Piccolos 2:33 Var B Oboes (Lento) 3:35 Var C Clarinets (Moderato) 4:19 Var D Bassoons (Allegro alla marcia) 5:10 Var E Violins (Brillante alla polacca) 5:45 Var F Violas (Meno mosso) 6:46 Var G Cellos 7:55 Var H Double basses (Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando al allegro) 8:54 Var I Harp (Maestoso) 9:42 Var J Horns (L'istesso tempo) 10:31 Var K Trumpets (Vivace) 11:01 Var L Trombons and Bass tuba (Allegro pomposo) 12:12 Var M Percussion (Moderato) 14:11 Fugue (Allegro molto)

I’m not here for school. I’m here because I really love the piece!

No matter how many times I hear it, my spine still tingles during the fugue at the entrance of the brass choir. Thank you, Baron Britten!

Listening outline Full Orchestra - 0:05 Woodwind - 0:27 Brass - 0:50 String - 1:10 Percussion - 1:27 Full Orchestra - 1:42 Woodwind Flutes/Piccolo - 2:00 Oboes - 2:34 Clarinets - 3:36 Bassoons - 4:20 Strings Violins - 5:10 Violas - 5:45 Cellos - 6:41 Double Bass - 7:54 Harp - 8:54 Brasses French Horns - 9:41 Trumpets - 10:34 Trombone and Tuba - 11:02

This was my favorite piece of music ever growing up. I mean all of it, start to finish, wonderful, powerful, thrilling. Benjamin Britten was an incredible composer. Left me out of breath with all the instruments(I tried conducting it in my room), and left me with a very thorough love of hearing music. Can't get enough. Try describing to your friends/parents/children etc. what each instrument was like for you personally. It'll leave you feeling so exhilarated...at least, it did me. I am so pleased this video was available to gift the world.

What a joy and energy in this. If I ever would want to show a child how nice classical music can be I would let them listen to this work of Britten.

My most distinctive memory from my 6th grade music classes was hearing this piece for the first time (as well as Henry Purcell's Rondeau, on the same day). I was 11 or 12 years old, so you can really see how much of an impact that moment had on me, since I still remember it so vividly 17 years later. That full orchestra playing the main theme of the piece in full power is one of the most majestic things ever. It was actually only several years later that I reconnected with this song - because back in 2003/2004 I didn't have the access to the internet I have today - but listening to this piece still takes me back to that moment, when I was a little boy in class and got chills all over me when I heard this for the first time. From this episode, it was only obvious that I became the person I am today, deeply interested in classical music and older music from the 60s-80s. I can't speak for my colleagues from back then, but I'm almost sure I am the only one who got such a reaction from that moment in class.

0:06 - 0:27 Full Orchestra 0:27 - 0:50 Woodwinds (flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet and bassoon) 0:50 - 1:10 Brass (French horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba) 1:10 - 1:27 Strings (violin, viola, cello, double bass and harp) 1:27 - 1:43 Percussion (a bunch of drums and other instruments) 1:43 - 2:01 Full Orchestra (again) 2:01 - 2:33 Flute and Piccolo 2:33 - 3:35 Oboe 3:35 - 4:19 Clarinet 4:19 - 5:10 Bassoon 5:10 - 5:44 Violin 5:44 - 6:44 Viola 6:44 - 7:55 Cello 7:55 - 8:53 Double Bass 8:53 - 9:41 Harp 9:41 - 10:32 French Horn 10:32 - 11:01 Trumpet 11:01 - 12:14 Trombone and Tuba 12:14 - 14:01 Percussion 14:11 - 16:49 Fugue

I wish the end had not been cut off so abruptly. The orchestra certainly deserved thunderous applause.

Who is watching for school while quarantined Edit: tysm for this many likes never had

Who is here just because it's a beautiful and fantastic piece of music?

Watching for A preference!My Music Teacher showed this to us in class-Coming back to the video because it's so beautifully Played!

The end of the piece never fails to give me goosebumps. Love it!

What a convincing performance of this masterpiece!

"The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" is based on a theme from Purcell's Abdelazar. The soundtrack of the film Pride and Prejudice (2005) features another version of Purcell's Abdelazar theme titled "A Postcard to Henry Purcell" by the composer Dario Marianelli.

This makes me cry for some reason. The brass is sooo powerful!!

This piece was my childhood and it certainly taught me about the instruments in an orchestra. Now I’m a bassoon fan and between listening to bassoon music and other stuff, I like to listen to Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra just for fun.

Who ever is watching this because of a college class, thumbs up for actually listening to it.....BMCC Music 103 son, shout out to Prof. Reeves!!!

Why are some music classes so good. You guys actually get assignments like to watch. I wish my teacher did this.

This is my sanctuary to retreat to, when I have lost my light. Thank you Mr. Britten for most beautiful and moving masterpiece I have ever listened to!

Anyone here because of a school project or something similar?

Outstanding work done by Britten, superb Orchestra, and Conductor. Would definitely want to watch this piece live one day.

Tank you music teacher. Those 17 minutes i’ll never get back

This brings back memories of my music appreciation class I took while attending a university. What a great example of teamwork in a symphony orchestra!

It´s beautiful. A real piece of musical art. Very nice.

This was on the very first CD I got for Christmas when I was 7 years old. It also had Peter and the Wolf and the Nutcracker on it as well

The wonderful cascading sounds of 'glorious' music. What a wonder to behold!

I had to watch this for my intro to music culture class and id have to say I am blown away. Music is truly an art.

I'm here 'cause "Moonrise Kingdome". ...And because it's a great composition too!

The final crescendo (final?) always sends shivers down by spine) the swirling notes over the theme tune is for me unique. My all time favourite classical composition. I was fortunate to meet him once, courtesy of my late uncle

Brings back good memories over a decade and a half ago from Music Appreciation class.. after having listened to this so many times for class and falling in love with the beautiful music ❤ might just grow on ya and leave an imprint 💖

I have been searching for this for forever because I just love the music from Pride and Prejudice!!! Thank you SO MUCH! The Theme is so beautiful

its amazing i have to study this for homework for college BEST HOMEWORK EVER listening to good music :)

Bellísimo, con un potente comienzo y final, una de mis favoritas de la música clasica. GRACIAS POR ÉSTE VIDEO❤🎧🎶⭐🌹

Everyone: I came for music class Me: I came for the bassoon, the clarinet, the oboe and all of my favorite instruments 1: Clarinet 2: Flute/Bassoon 3: Oboe 4: French Horn 5: Trumpet 6: Violin/Cello 7: Trombone/Tuba

The fuga is my favourite part of the composition is amazing

UNENDLICHEN DANK für diese tolle Aufnahme ! Dies erinnert mich an meine Jugend , in den 1980er Jahren , da gab es ein SWF Schulfernsehen , Themenbereiche Mathe , Physik , Chemie , Kunst , und eben auch Musik . Und in Musik wurde eben dieses Werk einmal vorgestellt , mit dem damaligen Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunkes . Eine der wenigen Aufnahmen , die ich damals - noch ohne KZfaq und Smartphone , mit meinem damaligen Musiklehrer , selbst Posaunist in ebendiesem Orchester . Gefunden hatte . Lediglich LA MER von Debussy und "Gruppen für drei Orchester" von Stockhausen , damals gespielt unter Michael Gielen in der Halle des SNCF in Stassburg . Schöne Zeit damals .... vielen Dank für den geistigen Ausflug in meine Vergangenheit !

Who listened to this for school but ended up enjoying it?

What a composition! Played beautifully. Thank you.

this is so magnificent. They are soooo talented! I wasn't in band but I was in chorus, and might I add.... i LOVED it! I guess its the same, in chorus everyone have their specific section and all the harmonies add up to make a complete piece of music sound beautiful and thats exacly what theyre doing with their instuments. I love that the camera man gave everyone close ups on their specific "solo".

I look up to these men and women. These days, it really doesn't take as much dedication to be a famous artist. All you basically need is a decent voice, auto tune, and to get naked in a music video. But this is real, classy, beautiful, and pleasant music. These people are truly talented. I wish they got the same recognition that famous "artist" do today.

Love this version. It has speed and life. Bravo!

Listening to this comfortable performance, all the troubles of the world disappear. And my soul Ìs healed and purified

Hey! Here are the instruments in order of solos: Woodwinds: flutes and piccolo, oboes, clarinets, bassoons Strings: violins, violas, cellos, double basses, harp Brass: French horns, trumpets, trombones and tuba Then the percussion (timpani is the instrument that sort of guides the rest. You hear it throughout this solo) timpani, bass drum, cymbals, tambourine, triangle, snare drum, wood block, xylophone, castanets, gong, whip` I hope this helps

the end of the fugue with both parts always makes my spine shiver, PS I played this in nco's summer course 2014 at Birmingham town hall, it was amazing.

WATCHING FOR SCHOOL

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra was composed by an English composer Benjamin Britten in 1945. He used a theme by Henry Purcell(1659-1695), who is a famous English composer of the seventeen century. Theme 0:00 Full orchestra 0:28 Woodwinds 0:50 Brass 1:10 String section 1:27 Percussion 1:43 Full orchestra Woodwinds 2:01 Flute and Piccolo 2:34 Oboe 3:36 Clarinets 4:19 Bassoon Strings: 5:11 Violin 5:46 Viola 6:45 Cello 7:55 Bass 8:54 Harp Brasses: 9:42 French Horn 10:33 Trumpets 11:02 Trombones, Tuba Percussion: 12:15 Timpani, Bass Drum and Cymbals 12:43 Tambourine and Triangle, Snare drum and Woodblock 13:06 Xylophone 13:18 Castanets and gong 13:33 Whip (two hinged pieces of wood that slapped against each other) 13:41 Percussion Concluding Section: 14:12 Woodwinds (Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon) 14:52 Strings (Violin, Viola, Bass, Harp) 15:34 Brass (French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone) 15:54 Percussion 16:04 Full Orchestra (main theme)

I'm here from the music teacher

OK so you "had to" listen to it for school - but did you enjoy it ?

Am Music Teacher in an International Schhol In Tunisia! I really appreciate this Piece of Music it's very helpful to introduce to students the Orchestra and the Elements of Music. Thank You

I JUST LOVE this music being used extensively in the movie of Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" !

Gotta love the guy at 3:40, nobody can play a clarinet (at least i think it is) with such sass and energy

Notice the oboe solo variation... all on one breath? Impressive. And I'm a percussionist!

Fabulous performance of a long-time favourite piece of mine. The woodwind solos were unbelievable.

Esta es la pieza orquestal que más recuerdo con amor de mi infancia. ¡Hermosa!

I couldn't get this out of my head for months. Took me a few days to find, but I have finally found it.

Thank you Henry Purcell!

Thank you so much for this lovely performance beautifully filmed. So much what the piece has potential for. I wondered at first about the lack of subtitles for the instruments but then realised that made it truly international.

The grand finale with the brass always brings tears to my eyes.

Zum Glück ist die Schulzeit lange vorbei. Ich höre es einfach nur gerne, weil es schön ist...

I remember hearing this in my middle school music class. Brings a tear to my eyes.

I really like this. We had to watch this in Music yesterday and I really enjoyed this.!!!

This orchestra is amazing 🤩😍😻

I had to listen to this in my Music Appreciation class.

J adore l orchestre.vous jouez trop bien. Super bravo. 👏 ❤

It is always a pleasure to open this musical example to teach students on the instruments of the orchestra.

Fabulous. I have always loved this piece of music!

Moonrise Kingdom anyone?

My teacher showed this at school! :D

Love this piece! Especially the fugue!

When I hear this, the image of Lizzy Bennet and Mrs Darcy dancing in Pride and Prejudice automatically comes to mind.

16:01 On the first listening, it was a mess for me but, during the second listening I understood. And now, every time I hear it, my mind completely freezes - it simply takes my breath out for that 45 seconds... When I was younger, people sometimes said, listen to Britten, he is very inspiring and imaginative... And I usually said like MEH. Now I understand, that it is really something... that is real music from an extraordinary composer of modern music, who proved that it is possible to invent something new, while it may be still listenable, even more- absolutely beautiful. Sorry 4 my bad english...

Very relaxing but energetic piece of music

I see for the first time, this is no simple intro to classical music, it's much, much better!

I listened to a taping of this in 4th grade for an art contest! My entry only won an honorable mention at the time, but it got me 'hooked' on classical music just the same!

WDR Symphony Orchestra may not be as famous as Berlin, but they do have more than a decent sound. This performance AND this orchestra give that sound on what a professional orchestra should be. Give mad props to them...

I've loved this orchestra immensely ever since my band director played it for us when I was in fifth grade. Each time I revisit it, I'm immediately 11 years old again, awestruck by every part of the arrangement.

This is a wonderful piece. I remember playing the principle French horn part for this at school. The main melody and horn solo were fine. But the fugue part - I had to practice that until my lips bled. It sounded fantastic, though. It was definitely worth the blood.

Every child should be required to view and listen to this majestic presentation (it was written for them)

you gotta appreciate this piece of art

I love Britten and I like music

This masterpiece is something indescribable, and indescribable feelings , and indescribable beauty, and indescribable comfort

VERY GOOD ! I love this music !

When I saw and heard the bassoon play, I started blushing. Don’t judge me, I’m a bassoon fan

I'm 15. I'm not here because of school. I'm here because it's a phenomenal piece of music and the ending is FIRE and i love how it layers up variations from the theme at 14:00 introducing all the different instruments back in until finally at 16:00 the Brass come in over the amazing countermelodies with the original tune and its just so majestic and amazing.

I had a vinyl with this when I was little, so nostalgic!

Thanks for sharing this to us. Good. I had the LP with narration.

since we are all here for school, someone start talking answers

I know some people (like me) will need to be able to identify each instrument without looking at the video. To help them, here is a Listening Guide from the textbook "The Enjoyment of Music" by Forney & Machlis, 11th Edition (p.66): I. Theme: (0:05) 8 measures in D minor, stated 6 times to illustrate the orchestra families: 1.Entire orchestra, 2.Woodwinds, 3.Brass, 4.Strings, 5.Percussion, 6.Entire Orchestra. II.Variation (2:01) Woodwinds: flutes, piccolo violins, harp, and triangle oboes (+strings and timpani) clarinets (+strings and tuba) bassoons (+strings and snare drum) (5:00) Strings: violins brass and bass drum violas (+woodwinds and brass) cellos (+clarinets, violas, and harp) double basses (+woodwinds and tambourine) harp (+strings, gong, and cymbal) (9:41) Brass: French horns strings, harp, and timpani trumpets (+strings and snare drum) trombones, tuba (+woodwinds and high brass) (12:10) Percussion: various (+strings) timpani, bass drum, and cymbals timpani, tambourine and triangle timpani, snare drum, and wood block timpani, castanets, and gong timpani and whip whole percussion section III. Fugue: (14:10) Subject based on a fragment of the Purcell theme, played in imitation by each instrument of the orchestra in same order as variations: Woodwinds: (highest to lowest) piccolo flutes oboes clarinets bassoons Strings: (highest to lowest) first violins second violins violas cellos double basses harp Brass: (highest to lowest) French horns trumpets trombones, tuba Percussion: various (16:03) Full orchestra at the end with Purcell's theme heard over the fugue.

The fugue is so good, I can't even •_*

3 years after hearing this in music class, I HAVE FINALY FOUND THIS PEACE OF ART!

Thank you :-)