The Composer Is Dead was inspired by Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and is similar to Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra in that it is intended to introduce young audiences to the instruments in the orchestra.
"The Composer Is Dead" was inspired by Sergei Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" and shares a similar purpose with Benjamin Britten's "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," both designed to educate young listeners about different orchestral instruments.