The BBC has included the Doctor Who theme tune alongside works by Vivaldi and Brahms on a list of “trailblazers” designed to teach children about the world of classical music.

Delia Derbyshire’s electronic arrangement of the Doctor Who theme will join a new piece by Hans Zimmer, the film and television composer, in a Ten Pieces selection which “reflects the breadth and range of compositional styles”.

The Ten Pieces project, which has been running since 2014, will this year feature “trailblazers” in a new attempt to lure young people towards a love of classical music.

Lord Hall, the BBC’s director-general, said the selection represented works “all written by people who broke the mould”.

Vivaldi’s Winter from The Four Seasons will be join by Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No.5 and Symphony No. 1 in E Minor by Florence Price, first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer.