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The BBC Young Musician of the Year, simply BBC Young Musician since 2010, is a televised national music competition and despite the name, is broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3. The competition, a former member of the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY), is designed for British percussion, keyboard, string, brass and woodwind players, all of whom must be eighteen years of age or under on 1 January in the relevant year.〔 A competitive dance version, BBC Young Dancer, was launched in October 2014 and first awarded in May 2015. ==History== The competition was established in 1978 by Humphrey Burton and Walter Todds, both of whom are former members of the BBC Television Music Department.〔 Michael Hext, a trombonist, was the inaugural winner. In 1994, the usage of percussion instruments was first permitted, alongside the existing keyboard, string, brass and woodwind categories.〔 Since its introduction, the allowance of percussion instruments has increased interest in the competition among young people.〔 The competition has five stages, which consist of regional auditions, category auditions, category finals, semi-finals and the final.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stages of the Competition )〕 The biennial competition is managed and produced by BBC Cymru Wales. To date, there have been 19 winners, the most recent being Martin James Bartlett in 2014. At the age of 12, Peter Moore attained the title for the youngest winner of the competition. In 2014, the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award was introduced.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC Young Musician 2014 launches new Jazz Award )〕 Alexander Bone, a saxophonist, was the inaugural winner.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26504874 )〕 As a result of the success of the competition, the Eurovision Young Musicians competition was initiated in 1982.〔 The winner of the show often proceeded to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Young Musicians. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BBC Young Musician of the Year」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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