With his gifts for memorable themes and adventurous orchestration, this composer brought British composition firmly into the 20th century. Balancing pastoral and sentimental moods with dark elegies, Britten's catalog eloquently demonstrates a wide emotional range. Fittingly, given his dramatic flair, he single-handedly gave English-language opera a boost in the global canon with works like Billy Budd, Death in Venice, and Peter Grimes. And The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is a foundational piece for listeners of any age who want to get a handle on all the sections of a philharmonic.