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SSU Symphony Orchestra Fall 2020 Double bass auditions Scale requirements Please prepare two scales as follows: One Major scale: B-flat, A-flat, or E-flat Major, two octaves, triplet spiccato scale (each note played as a triplet), arpeggios not required. Play the scale at quarter note = 112 - 120. One Minor scale: G melodic minor, two octaves, triplet or sixteenth note legato scale (three or four notes per bow), arpeggios not required. Play the scale at quarter note = 52 - 60. Orchestral excerpts Please prepare all three of the following orchestral excerpts. 1. Beethoven, Symphony no. 5, movement 3, trio 2. Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5, movement 1, rehearsal numbers 17 – 27 3. Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra, movement 1, opening
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  • SSU Symphony Orchestra

    Fall 2020 Double bass auditions

    Scale requirements

    Please prepare two scales as follows:

    One Major scale: B-flat, A-flat, or E-flat Major, two octaves, triplet spiccato scale (each note played as a triplet), arpeggios not required. Play the scale at quarter note = 112 - 120.

    One Minor scale: G melodic minor, two octaves, triplet or sixteenth note legato scale (three or four notes per bow), arpeggios not required. Play the scale at quarter note = 52 - 60.

    Orchestral excerpts

    Please prepare all three of the following orchestral excerpts.

    1. Beethoven, Symphony no. 5, movement 3, trio

    2. Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5, movement 1, rehearsal numbers 17 – 27

    3. Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra, movement 1, opening

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    Excerpt One: Beethoven Symphony No. 5, movement 3, trio

  • Excerpt Two: Shostakovich, Symphony 5, movement 1

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  • end here

  • FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY 2012 Double Bass 6

    5) BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra Introduction; m. 35 – m. 59

    Scales and Arpeggios: (not supplied) 6) i) A major scale, 3 octaves, in eighth notes, 4 notes per bow quarter note = 60

    ii) A major arpeggio, 3 octaves, in quarter notes, 3 notes per bow quarter note = 60 iii) a minor harmonic scale, 3 octaves, in eighth notes, 4 notes per bow quarter note = 60 iv) a minor arpeggio, 3 octaves, in quarter notes, 3 notes per bow quarter note = 60

    Sight Reading: NONE

    Excerpt Three: Bartok Concerto for orchestra movement 1

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