Viola
Concerto: Exposition of the first movement of Walton’s or Bartok Viola Concerto.
Orchestra Excerpts (all of them):
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scherzo)
R. Strauss: Don Juan (beginning to fig. D)
Cello
Concerto: First movement of a classical or romantic cello concerto (own choice)
Orchestra Excerpts (all of them):
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 (2nd Mvt, beginning to fig. C)
Brahms: Symphony No.2 (2nd Mvt, beginning to fig. A)
Bass
Concerto: Exposition of the first movement of a romantic concerto. Chose between Bottesini, Koussevitsky, Rota.
Orchestra Excerpts (all of them):
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 (3rd Mvt, beginning to 5 after fig. A and Trio to 23 after fig. B)
R.Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (fig. 9 – 6 bars after fig. 12)
Mozart: Symphony No.35 (4th Mvt, bars 134 – 181)
Mahler: Symphony No.1 (3rd Mvt solo)
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Woodwind
Flute
Concerto: Mozart: Flute Concerto G or D major – 1st Mov (exposition only)
Orchestra Excerpts (all of them):
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (opening and figs.2 – 3)
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé, Suite 2 (figs. 176 – 179)
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scherzo)
Brahms: Symphony No.4 (4th Mvt, 13 after fig. D to 8 before fig. E)
Piccolo
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (4th Mvt)
Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye Suite, (3rd Mvt, figs 1 – 4, bottom line only)
Oboe
Concerto: Mozart: Oboe Concerto (first and second Movement)
Orchestra Excerpts
Choose one of the two:
Ravel : Le Tombeau de Couperin (Prelude and Menuet)
Rossini: Overture to La Scala de Seta (beginning to fig. 3)
Choose one of the two:
Brahms: Violin Concerto (2nd Mvt, beginning to bar 32)
R Strauss: Don Juan (figs. L – N)
Cor Anglais / English Horn(play both)
Dvorak: Symphony No 9 (2nd Mvt)
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major (2nd Mvt, figs.6 – 9)
Clarinet
Concerto: Mozart - Clarinet Concerto K622 1st Mov (exposition only)
Orchestra Excerpts (for Bb and A Clarinet, play all the excerpts)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 61) Mvt I – bars 474 to492 (in Bb) 2) Mvt II – bars 68 to 77 (in Bb) 3) Mvt III – bars 114 to 133 (in Bb)Kodály: Dances of Galanta – bars31-65 (in A)
Mahler: Symphony No. 11) Mvt I - 4 bars before fig. 17 untilfig. 19 2) Mvt II - figs. 8 until 9 3) Mvt III - 1 bar after fig.13 until fig. 17
4) Mvt IV - fig. 39 for 5 bars
Eb Clarinet [only students who want to play Eb, play all the excerpts]
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Mvt V – fig. 63 to 4 bars before fig. 65
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 1) Mvt II – fig. 49 tofig. 54 2) Mvt II – fig. 63 to 4 bars before fig. 64; fig. 69 to fig. 70
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 1) Mvt III - 6 Bars after fig. 13 until fig. 17
Bass Clarinet [only students who want to play Bass Clarinet, play all the excerpts]
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt II – fig. 23 to 13 bars after fig. 24
Mahler: Symphony No. 11) Mvt I–5th bar from beginning until 5 bars before fig. 1
2) Mvt I–6 bars after fig. 4 untilfig. 5
Bassoon
Solo Repertoire
Part1: select 1
Weber: Bassoon Concerto in F major, 1st Mvt,bars 41-118
Mozart:Bassoon Concerto in Bb major, 1st Mvt. bars 35-71
Part 2
Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in Bbmajor, 2nd Mvt, bars.7-20
Orchestra Excerpts (all of them):
Mozart: Overture, The Marriage of Figaro (bars 101 - 123 ; bars139 – 171)
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 (Mvt 1,bars 49-71)
Ravel: Boléro (figs. 2-3)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1(3rd Mvt Satz, figs. 2-3)
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Brass
Horns
Concerto: Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major – First movement (up to before the Recap).
Orchestra Excerpts (Pick 2 experts between)
Brahms: Symphony No.3 (3rd Mvt, figs. F – G)
R Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (beginning to 5 after fig. 1)
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 (3rd Mvt, bars 82 – 98, 4th horn)
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G (1st Mvt, figs. 25 – 26)
Mandatory for everyone:
Mahler: Symphony 1
1st horn: 1st mvt fig. 1-3 (first entrance after 1) and fig. 15 for 12 bars
4th horn: 3rd mvt – 4 after fig. 13 until (and including) 2 after fig. 14
Trumpet
Concerto: Joseph Haydn, Trumpet Concerto (1st movement, Exposition and development)
Orchestra Excerpts:
Choose one of the two:
Bizet: Prelude to Carmen
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition (Promenade, beginning to fig. 2)
Choose one of the two:
Schumann: Symphony No.2 (1st Mvt, first 13 bars (1st and 2nd trumpets)
R Strauss: Don Juan (figs. F to G)
Trombone
Concerto: First movement of David’s concerto (without cadence)
Orchestra Excerpts (all of them):
Ravel: Boléro (Solo First Trombone: figs. 10-11])
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Overture) (fig. A -44 bars after)
Mozart: Requiem (Tuba Mirum)
Rossini: Overture to William Tell (first entrance to 40 bars after)
Bass Trombone(play all)
Haydn: The Creation (No. 26) (beginning to fig. C)
Kodály: Háry János Suite (4th Mvt)
Respighi: Pines of Rome: II Pini presso una catacomba
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 (4th Mvt, beginning to 13 after fig. A)
Tuba (play both)
Prokofiev: Symphony No.5 (1st Mvt, figs. 3-6)
Respighi: Fontane di Roma: La fontana di Trevi al meriggio (figs. 11-14)
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Timpani and Percussion(play all)
Timpani
Kruger : Etude No.45
Beethoven:Symphoy No.7 (1st Mvt, bar 89 to 2 bars after fig.C & fig.H to bar 299 & bar 315 to 388; bars 409 to the end)
Bartók: Concerto for orchestra: Intermezzo interrotto(bars 42 - 50)
Franck Martin: Concerto pour 7 instruments a vent (6 bars after fig. 18 to 7 bars after fig. 22)
Cymbals
Dvorak: Scherzo Capriccioso (fig. Q to end)
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 (3rd Mvt, figs. 32-33)
Triangle
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (3rd Mvt, fig. I to end)
Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1 (figs. E to H)
Snare Drums
Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite Symphonique (figs.1-2) (figs.8-9) (figs.13-14)
Harp (play all the excerpts)
Ravel – Tzigane, quasi cadenza
Tchaïkovski – Le lac des cygnes, cadence
Verdi – Overture to La forza del destino
Mahler – Symphony No. 5, Adagietto, beginning until fig. 2 “Fliessender”
Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra, 4. Satz: Intermezzo Interrotto
