Audition Repertoire
Flute
Mozart, Concerto in G, 1st movement
Excerpts:
Debussy Afternoon of a Faun, measures 21-30 ([2] to [3])
Prokofiev Classical Symphony, 2nd mvt., [B ]to [C] and 4th mvt. [J] to 9 after [L]
Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919) , Variation de l’oiseau de feu, [9] to 5 after [18]
Piccolo – in addition to Flute repertoire
Rossini La Gazza Ladra, opening to measure 11 and 18 after [D ]to 25 after [D]
Oboe
Mozart Concerto for Oboe in C, mvt. 1, exposition
Excerpts:
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin, 1st mvt. Beginning to [2]
Rossini La Scala Di Seta, measure 5 to [1] and [2] to [3]
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, 2nd mvt., measures 1-21
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, 3rd mvt., measures 133-144
English Horn – in addition to oboe repertoire
Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, measures 36-53
Dvorak Symphony no. 9 (“ New World ”) 2nd mvt., measures 7-18
Clarinet
Mozart Concerto in A, 1st mvt.
Excerpts:
Beethoven Symphony no. 6, 1st mvt., measures 474-492
Beethoven Symphony No. 6, 2nd mvt., measures 69-78
Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo, Measures 1-48
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf, [14] to [15] (Moderato), [20] to [21] (Nervoso)
Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2, 3rd mvt., beginning to [47]
Bass Clarinet – in addition to clarinet repertoire
Grofe Grand Canyon Suite, “On the Trail”, 8 before [E] to [E] (the cadenza)
Strauss Till Eulenspiegel, 7 after [11] to 5 after [13], [20] to 7 after [20], 6 before [27] to 8 after [27]
Bassoon
Mozart Bassoon Concerto, K 191, 1st mvt.
Excerpts:
Mozart Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro” measures 139-171
Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade, 2nd mvt, [L] to [M] (the cadenza)
Stravinsky Rite of Spring, beginning to 3 after [3], [12] to 4 after [12]
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, 2nd mvt., last 31 bars
Horn
Mozart, any Horn Concerto, 1st mvt.
Excerpts:
Brahms Symphony No. 3, 3rd mvt. Measures 40-52 and 98 to 110
Strauss Till Eulenspiegel, beginning to [1]
Tcahikovsky Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt. Measures 7-28
Trumpet
Haydn Trumpet Concerto, 1st mvt. exposition
Excerpts:
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, offstage call (once only)
Dvorak Symphony No. 8, 4th mvt., beginning to measure 18
Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition, opening Promenade, beginning to [2] and Goldenberg and Schmuyle, [58] to 1 after [60]
Stravinsky Petrushka, Ballerina’s Dance and Waltz, [135] to [143] (1947 version) same as [69] to [72] in 1911 version
Mahler Symphony No. 5, 1st mvt., opening solo
Trombone
Standard repertoire concerto, sonata or solo work of applicant’s choice, no more than 10 minutes in length
Excerpts:
Berlioz Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust, 6 before [4] to 2 after [5] (in complete original work) OR 6 before [20] to 2 after [21] (in the printed orchestral excerpt (These are the same)
Mozart Requiem, “Tuba Mirum”, 2nd trombone solo, measures 1-18
Wagner Overture to Tannhauser, measures 37-53
Wagner Ride of the Valkyries, [2] to [5] AND [6] to [7]
Ravel Bolero, solo
Bass Trombone
Standard repertoire concerto, sonata or solo work of applicant’s choice, no more than 10 minutes in length
Excerpts:
Brahms Symphony No. 1, 4th mvt., measures 47-61, 373-383 and 407-416
Rossini Overture to “La Gazza Ladra” [C] to 25 after [C]
Wagner Ride of the Valkyries, [4] to [5] and [11] to 5 after [12]
Tuba
Standard repertoire concerto, sonata or solo work of applicant’s choice, no more than 10 minutes in length
Excerpts:
Berlioz Rakoczy March from “Damnation of Faust” [20] to 2 after [21]
Brahms Symphony No. 2, 4th mvt., measures 353-372
Stravinsky Petrushka, 3 after [100] to 4 before [101] in original version which is the same as [189] to [191] in the 1947 version
Timpani
Excerpts:
Beethoven Symphony No. 7, 1st mvt., measures 89-110
Beethoven Symphony No. 9, 1st mvt. Measures 16-35
Beethoven Symphony No. 9, 2nd mvt., [F] to [H]
Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis, 2nd mvt., 5 after [S] to [T], and 2 before [Z] to the end
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, 1st mvt., [S] to 9 after [U]
Percussion
1. BELLS
The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by P. Dukas
#17 through #19.
#22 through #24.
2. XYLOPHONE
Colas Breugnon by Dmitri Kabalevsky
Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
3. SNARE DRUM
Carpriccio Espagnol by N. Rimsky-Korsakow
Scheherazade by N. Rimsky-Korsakow
Fourth Movement, letter P through R.
4. TRIANGLE
Symphony No. 4
Piano Concerto No.1 by F. Liszt
5. TAMBOURINE
Nutcracker Suite by P. Tchaikovsky
Danse Russe, Trepak
Danse Arabe
6. CYMBALS
A Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Moussorgsky
Romeo and Juliet by P. Tchaikovsky
7. BASS DRUM
Scheherazade by N. Rimsky-Korsakow
Fourth Movement, Allegro non troppo e maestoso
Through letterY.
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Harp
Chose one: Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp, Handel Concerto in B-flat, Ravel Introduction and Allegro or Debussy Danses Sacred and Profane
Excerpts:
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique (1st Harp), 2nd mvt., 28-36, 54-66 and 240-264
Britten Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (the harp variation) Variation I
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker, Cadenza from “Waltz of the Flowers”
Violin
First movement of a major Violin Concerto
Excerpts:
Mozart Symphony No. 39, 2nd mvt. Measures 1-27 (no repeats)
Mozart Symphony No. 39, 4th mvt. Measures 1-78 (beginning to letter B)
Brahms Symphony No. 2, 1st mvt. Measures 17-31, 52-66, 118-136
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, 1st mvt. Beginning to measure 110 (25 after [A])
Viola
First movement of a major Viola Concerto
Excerpts:
Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, measures 36-53
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt., measures 1-10, 49-86, 98-106
Strauss Don Juan, Beginning to letter[ D] (measures 1-70)
Kodaly Hary Janos Suite, 3rd mvt (Lied), measures 1-12
Cello
First movement of a major Cello Concerto
Excerpts:
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt., measures 1-10, 49-59, 98-106
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, 3rd mvt., measures 1-74, Trio, measures 140-159, and 201-213
Brahms Symphony No. 2, 2nd mvt. , beginning to meas. 15
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo, [C] to [D] and [F] to [H]
Bass
Standard repertoire concerto, sonata or solo work of applicant’s choice, no more than 10 minutes in length
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt., measures 114-124
Beethoven Symphony no. 5, 3rd mvt., measures 140-218, 235-244
Beethoven Symphony No. 9, 4th mvt., measures 8-91
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, 4th mvt., measures 17-49 ([B] to [E])
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