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that show you all the separate parts of the orchestra.
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These smaller pieces are called variations,
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which means different ways of playing the same tune.
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First of all, he lets us hear the tune or the theme,
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which is a beautiful melody
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by the much older British composer Henry Purcell.
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Here is Purcell's theme played by the whole orchestra together.
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Now, Mr. Britten lets you
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hear the four different families of the orchestra
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playing the same Purcell theme in different ways.
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First, we hear the woodwind family.
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The flutes, the oboes, the clarinets and the bassoons.