West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Audition Excerpts
PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION ___________________________________________________________________
February 2013 Set piece for marimba J.S. BACH
Suite No.2 in D minor for Violoncello, BWV 1008: Allemande and Sarabande
Snare Drum 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
PROKOFIEV Lieutenant Kijé, 1st movement RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.11, 2nd & 4th movements WILLIAMS Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Title NIELSEN Clarinet Concerto RAVEL Bolero
[2 excerpts] [All of 3rd & 4th mvts] [1 excerpt] [3 excerpts] [1 excerpt] [2 excerpts] [All; play until stopped]
Snare Drum & multi-percussion 8. SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.15, 3rd & 4th movements
[2 excerpts]
Xylophone 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
STRAVINSKY Firebird (Complete ballet) GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess: Introduction GERSHWIN An American in Paris MESSIAEN Chronochromie, V Antistrophe II KODALY Hary Janos STRAVINSKY Les Noces VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sinfonia Antartica, 1st & 2nd movements
[1 excerpt] [1 excerpt] [5 excerpts] [1 excerpt] [1 excerpt] [1 excerpt] [2 excerpts]
Glockenspiel 16. 17. 18. 19.
DUKAS DEBUSSY RESPIGHI MOZART
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice La Mer, 2nd & 3rd movements Pines of Rome The Magic Flute: Finale, Act I
LIST CONTINUED OVER THE PAGE
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[4 excerpts] [3 excerpts] [3 excerpts] [1 excerpt]
2013 WASO PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION AUDITION LIST OF EXCERPTS CONTINUED
Vibraphone 20. 21. 22. 23.
BERNSTEIN BERG VAUGHAN WILLIAMS MELOZZI
West Side Story Symphonic Dances: ‘Cool’ Lulu: Acts 1 & 2 Sinfonia Antartica, 1st movement Pinocchio
[1 excerpt] [2 excerpts] [1 excerpt] [1 excerpt]
Harmonielehre Kormarov’s Fall The Warriors
[1 excerpt] [2 excerpts] [2 excerpts]
Iberia, 1st movement Carnival Overture Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes: ‘Storm’ Petroushka
[3 excerpts] [3 excerpts] [1 excerpt] [1 excerpt]
Marimba 24. ADAMS 25. DEAN 26. GRAINGER Tambourine 27. 28. 29. 30.
DEBUSSY DVORAK BRITTEN STRAVINSKY
Bass Drum 31. STRAVINSKY 32. MAHLER
Le Sacre du Printemps: Danse de la Terre [1 excerpt] Symphony No.3, Part 1, No.1 [1 excerpt]
Cymbals 33. RACHMANINOV 34. TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concerto No.2 Symphony No.4
[1 excerpt] [1 excerpt]
♫ Please note: in all excerpts that have multiple bars rests of three measures and over please just observe a general pause.
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Set piece for marimba: J.S. BACH: Suite No.2 in D minor for Violoncello: Allemande and Sarabande
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Set piece for marimba: J.S. BACH: Suite No.2 in D minor for Violoncello (continued)
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS
1) PROKOFIEV, Lieutenant Kijé, 1st movement Excerpt A
Excerpt B = 120
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2) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherezade, All of 3rd & 4th movements 3rd movement
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2) Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade continued…
4th movement
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2) Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade continued…
4th movement continued
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3) BRITTEN, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Variation K
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED
4) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.11, 2nd & 4th movements
Excerpt A – 2nd movement Allegro
= 176
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 4) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.11 continued…
Excerpt B – 2nd movement Allegro =
= 108
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 4) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.11 continued…
Excerpt C – 4th movement Allegro non troppo
= 120
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5) WILLIAMS, Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Theme
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6) NIELSEN, Clarinet Concerto
Excerpt A
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 6) NIELSEN, Clarinet Concerto continued…
Excerpt B Allegro non troppo
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7) RAVEL, Bolero
Play until stopped
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SNARE DRUM & MULTI-PERCUSSION EXCERPTS
8) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.15, 3rd & 4th movements Excerpt A – 3rd movement
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SNARE DRUM & MULTI-PERC CONT’D 8) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 15 continued…
Excerpt B – 4th movement
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS
9) STRAVINSKY, Firebird, Dance of Katshei’s Retinue, Enchanted by the Firebird
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED
10) GERSHWIN, Porgy and Bess: Introduction
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED
11) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris Excerpt A
== = = = Excerpt B
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 11) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris continued…
Excerpt C
= = =
Excerpt D
Excerpt E
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12) MESSIAEN, Chronochromie, V Antistrophe II
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 12) MESSIAEN, Chronochromie continued…
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED
13) KODALY, Hary Janos
Alla marcia
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED
14) STRAVINSKY, Les Noces, 2nd movement
= 120
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED
15) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Sinfonia Antartica
Excerpt A – 1st movement
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONT’D 15) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Sinfonia Antartica cont’d…
Excerpt B – 2nd movement
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS
16) DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Excerpt A
Vif
= 120
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONT’D 16) DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice cont’d…
Excerpt B (
= 120 )
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONT’D 16) DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice cont’d…
Excerpt C (
= 120 )
Excerpt D (
= 120 )
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17) DEBUSSY, La Mer Excerpt A – No.2 Jeux de vagues
Excerpt B – No.2 Jeux de vagues (Allegro)
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17) DEBUSSY, La Mer continued…
Excerpt C – No.3 Dialogue du vent et de la mer
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18) RESPIGHI, Pines of Rome Excerpt A
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 18) RESPIGHI, Pines of Rome continued…
Excerpt B (Allegretto vivace)
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 18) RESPIGHI, Pines of Rome continued…
Excerpt C
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED
19) MOZART, The Magic Flute
No.8 Finale, Act 1
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VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS
20) BERNSTEIN, West Side Story Symphonic Dances No.8 Cool, Act 1
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VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED
21) BERG, Lulu Excerpt A – No.1 Szene, Act 1
Excerpt B – No.1 Szene, Act 2
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22) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Sinfonia Antartica, 1st movement
Poco animato
= 88
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VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED
23) MELOZZI, Pinocchio, Act I = 60
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MARIMBA EXCERPTS
24) ADAMS, Harmonielehre
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MARIMBA EXCERPTS CONTINUED
25) DEAN, Kormarov’s Fall Excerpt A
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MARIMBA EXCERPTS CONTINUED
25) DEAN, Kormarov’s Fall continued…
Excerpt B
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MARIMBA EXCERPTS CONTINUED 25) DEAN, Kormarov’s Fall continued…
Excerpt B continued…
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26) GRAINGER, The Warriors Excerpt A
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MARIMBA EXCERPTS CONTINUED 26) GRAINGER, The Warriors continued…
Excerpt B
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TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS
27) DEBUSSY, Images No.2: Iberia, 1st movement Excerpt A
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27) DEBUSSY, Iberia continued…
Excerpt B: figure 24 to figure 30 Excerpt C: figure 32 to figure 34
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28) DVOŘÁK, Carnival Overture Excerpt A: beginning to figure C Excerpt B: figure K to figure L
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28) DVOŘÁK, Carnival Overture continued…
Excerpt C
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29) BRITTEN, Peter Grimes, Four Sea Interludes: Storm
Largamente
= 56
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TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED
30) STRAVINSKY, Petroushka
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BASS DRUM EXCERPTS
31) STRAVINSKY, Le Sacre du Printemps
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BASS DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED
32) MAHLER, Symphony No.3, Part 1, No.1
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CYMBALS EXCERPTS
33) RACHMANINOFF, Piano Concerto No.2, 3rd movement
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CYMBALS EXCERPTS CONTINUED
34) TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.4, 4th movement
Cymbal part only Allegro con fuoco
= 168
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