One of the two soloists in a section of this work marked "Allegro alla marcia" switch halfway through the movement to a lyrical rubato line while the other continues playing march figures. The final section begins with a piccolo solo after the xylophone plays arpeggiated F-sharp diminished triads, accompanying the last bit of narration, which explains that the title entity is about to be put back together after having been taken apart. At the end of this work the meter changes to 3/4 for most of the strings and woodwinds, while the brass are in 6/8 playing a theme taken from the opera Abdelazar, Based on a theme from Henry Purcell, for 10 points, name this didactic work intended for children
One of the two soloists in a section of this work marked "Allegro alla marcia" switch halfway through the movement to a lyrical rubato line while the other continues playing march figures. The final section begins with a piccolo solo after the xylophone plays arpeggiated F-sharp diminished triads, accompanying the last bit of narration, which explains that the title entity is about to be put back together after having been taken apart. At the end of this work the meter changes to 3/4 for most of the strings and woodwinds, while the brass are in 6/8 playing a theme taken from the opera Abdelazar, Based on a theme from Henry Purcell, for 10 points, name this didactic work intended for children by Benjamin Britten.
One of the two soloists in a section of this work marked "Allegro alla marcia" switch halfway through the movement to a lyrical rubato line while the other continues playing march figures.
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a theme by Purcell