Benjamin Britten wrote a piece called The Young Person 's Guide to the Orchestra which is based on a tune from Purcell 's Abdelazar . Purcell also had a strong influence on the composers of the English musical renaissance of the early twentieth century , most notably Benjamin Britten , who created and performed a realisation of Dido and Aeneas and whose The Young Person 's Guide to the Orchestra is based on a theme from Purcell 's Abdelazar .