For your final listening assignment you will finish listening to Benjamin Britten’s “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra”. Found at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
As stated in class your assignment must be typed and answer the following prompts:
1. Describe the instrument families in the order they are feature in this piece. Discuss: timbre, range and affect (how the music makes you feel).
2. Describe what happens next. Then list the all the instruments in the order they are featured.
3. Pick 1 instrument in each family. Describe its sound and the music it plays during its feature. Discuss: timbre, range and affect (how the music makes you feel). Feel free to compare its sound to other instruments.
