Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra By: Benjamin Britten, 20th Century

This piece has been extremely helpful. Especially because the orchestra band is a completely new world to me.

Timbre: every family of instruments defiantly has its own tone color. the brass section was my favorite because of how profound and strong the tones were.

Melody: the theme was slower, does repeat but it had several variations to the main theme.

Harmony: as a whole band the orchestra is beautiful. its amazing how harmony can be made between completely different instruments. in this piece the woodwinds have a much softer role compared to the brass and still yet the corresponding notes played by one another just work so well.

Dynamics: this is what made me enjoy the brass section above the other sections. the brass played at a much higher level.

Texture: I guess as a whole band they played with a polyphonic texture because of the different variations of the melody.

Tempo: various beats throughout this piece. slow then it builds up then slow all over again.

1. In the 20th century the knowledge was already there, now it just needs to be taught.
2. The simpleness of this piece makes for an easy start for new musicians.