This work is also known as The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. The difference is that The Young Person’s Guide is performed with spoken narration, while the Variations and Fugue feature only the music. It is taken from a rondo from Henry Purcell’s incidental music for the play Abdelazar.
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell was written by Benjamin Britten.
Benjamin Britten released Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell on Tue Oct 15 1946.