The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Op. 34: Themes A-F

In order to show you how a big symphony orchestra is put together,
為了讓大家知道一個大型交響樂團是如何組成的，
Benjamin Britten has written a big piece of music,
本傑明布里頓創作了一部
which is made up of smaller pieces
由許多小片段組成的長篇樂章
that show you all the separate parts of the orchestra.
以此向大家介紹交響樂團的各個組成部分
These smaller pieces are called variations,
這些小片段叫作變奏曲，
which means different ways of playing the same tune.
意為用不同方式來演奏同一段旋律
First of all, he lets us hear the tune or the theme,
首先，他讓我們聽的是主旋律，
which is a beautiful melody
這一段美妙的旋律
by the much older British composer Henry Purcell.
是多年前由英國作曲家亨利普塞爾譜寫的
Here is Purcell's theme played by the whole orchestra together.
下面我們聽到的這段是由整個交響樂團一同演奏的
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Now, Mr. Britten lets you hear the four different families of the orchestra
現在，布里頓先生讓交響樂隊中四個不同的樂器組
playing the same Purcell theme in different ways.
用不同方法演奏這段普塞爾主旋律
First, we hear the woodwind family.
首先，我們聽到的是木管組
The flutes, the oboes, the clarinets and the bassoons.
由長笛，雙簧管，單簧管及低音管組成
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Here comes the brass family.
然後是銅管組
The trumpets, the horns, the trombones and the tubas.
有小號，圓號，長號和大號
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Now, Mr. Britten arranges the Purcell theme for the string family.
現在我們聽到的是由弦樂組演繹的主旋律
The violins, the violas, the cellos and the double basses.
其中有小提琴，中提琴，大提琴和低音提琴
And of course, the harp.
當然還有豎琴
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And finally the percussion family,
最後是打擊樂組，
all those drums and gongs and things you hit.
包括所有的鼓、鑼和打擊樂器
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After this, you will hear the theme by Purcell played once more
最後播放的這段普塞爾主旋律
in its original form by all four families together.
是由四個樂組一起也就是由整個交響樂團
That is, the whole orchestra.
按原樣再次演奏的
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